🏛️ Augusta Vindelicum-Guntia
Roman provincial capital and modern Augsburg
📌 Fast Facts
- Founded 15 BCE by Roman legate Drusus as a military camp and settlement
- Capital of the Roman province Raetia et Vindelicia
- Located in present-day Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
- Remains visible in city layout, museums, and underground archaeological deposits
Augusta Vindelicum, later known as Guntia in medieval sources, was established during the reign of Emperor Augustus as a strategic settlement in the upper Danube region. The site served as an administrative and military hub for Roman control of southeastern Gaul and the Alpine borderlands. Modern Augsburg preserves substantial evidence of this Roman past, both above and below ground, making it a significant archaeological location in Central Europe ...