Augusta Praetoria

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Creators: M. Pearce, P. Tozzi — last modified 2016-12-19T15:39:25Z
Contributors: Pearce, M., P. Tozzi, DARMC, R. Talbert, S. Gillies, J. Åhlfeldt, J. Becker, T. Elliott
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Augusta Praetoria (modern Aosta) was a settlement of the Salassi conquered by Rome in 25 B.C. From 24 B.C. a colony of 3,000 Roman military veterans occupied the city of Augusta Praetoria Salassorum and it became the capital of the province Alpes Graies from 11 B.C.

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settlement, arch, amphitheatre, theatre

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Via Francigena