Aventicum was the largest town and capital of Roman Switzerland . Its remains are beside the modern town of Avenches.
The city was probably created ex nihilo in the early 1st century AD, as the capital of the recently conquered territory of the Helvetii, across the road that connected Italy to Britain, built under Claudius. Under the rule of Emperor Vespasian, who grew up there, Aventicum was raised to the status of a colonia in 72 AD, whereupon it entered its golden age. The town wall was 5.6 km long but was impracticable for defensive purposes and was doubtless intended as a display of the status of the city.
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Avenches, Avenches, Switzerland
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