Saturday, 08.04.2000 - Aventicum, Waadt
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Movie about Aventicum |
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Aventicum was the capital of the Civitas Helvetiorum. Under Vespasian the place was appointed to a colony. After a period of prosperity Aventicum was destroyed in the 3rd century among other things by invasions of the Alamans. The settlement was never given up completely however.
| The temple "Grange-du-Dîme" was built in the Gallo Roman style. |
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| The temple Cigognier shows a roman design. |
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The theater formed a structural unit with the temple Cigognier. The paved street combined both buildings. |
| The amphitheater had seats for 16'000 spectators in its final construction. |
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| These thermal springs appertained to the forum, and/or were directly next to that. |
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| The town wall was 5,6 km long. |
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