Mogontiacum
Ancient city · Ancient Rome
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 50.000, 8.271
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: the Roman fort at the present location of the German city of Mainz
History
Mogontiacum is the Latin name of today's city of Mainz, which it bore during its almost 500 years as part of the Roman Empire. Mogontiacum had its origins in the legionary camp built by Drusus in 13/12 BCE, which was strategically located on a hill above the Rhine and opposite the mouth of the Main on the Roman Rhine valley road.