Trier, or Treves, is Germany's oldest city. It is situated on the western bank of the Moselle River in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone. It is located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate near the German border with Luxembourg. Trier had around 100,000 inhabitants at the end of 2002. There is also an important wine-growing-region nearby: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer.1 History
The Romans under Julius Caesar subdued the Celtic Treverans in 58 to 50 BC. When the Roman provinces in Germany were reorganised in 16 BC, AugustusAugustus (plural Augusti is Latin for "majestic" or "venerable". Although the use of the cognomen "Augustus" as part of one's name is generally understood to identify the Roman Emperor, this is somewhat misleading; "Augustus" was the most significant name decided that Trier, then called Augusta Treverorum, should become the regional capital. From 259Events Postumus revolts against Gallienus, in Gaul. The western provinces of Britain and Spain, join his independent realm—which is called in modern times the Gallic Empire. Pope Dionysius elected to office. Roman fort of Wiesbaden ( Germany) captured by to 274Events The Gallic Empire ( Gaul and Britain) is reconquered by Roman Emperor Aurelian With the conquests of the Palmyran Empire (272) and the Gallic Empire, the Roman Empire is united again Births Deaths Pope Felix I Cao Fang, emperor of the Kingdom of We Trier was the capital of the break away Gallic EmpireThe Gallic Empire (in Latin, imperium Galliarum is the modern name for the independent realm that lived a brief existence during the Roman Empire's Crisis of the Third Century, from 259 to 274. The Gallic or Gallo-Roman Empire consisted of the break-away. Later for a few years ( 383Events January 19 Arcadius is elevated as Roman Emperor. Roman troops in Britain proclaim Magnus Maximus Roman Emperor. He crosses over to the continent and makes Trier his capital. Gaul, the Italian provinces and Hispania proclaim loyalty to him. Battle - 388Events Bahram IV becomes king of Persia. Jerome moves to Palestine for the remainder of his life. The rebellion of Magnus Maximus is put down at the Battle of the Save, and Valentinian II is restored as Western Roman Emperor. Births Deaths July 28 Magnus) it was the capital of Magnus MaximusMagnus Maximus Welsh Macsen Wledig , also Maximianus, (c. 335 July 28, 388) was emperor of the western Roman Empire from 383 until his death in 388. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, he was also a king of the Britons following the death of Octavius and a, who ruled most of the western Empire.
Sacked by Attila in 451, it passed to the Franks in 463, to Lorraine in 843, to Germany in 870, and back to Lorraine in 895, and was finally united to Germany by the Emperor Henry I. The Archbishop of Treves was, as chancellor of Burgundy, one of the electors of the empire, a right which originated in the 12th or 13th century, and which continued till the French Revolution. The last elector removed to Coblenz in 1786; and Treves was the capital of the French department of Sarre from 1794 till 1814, after which time it belonged to Prussia.
2 Sights
The city is well known for its well-preserved Roman buildings, among them the Porta Nigra, the best preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps, a complete amphitheatre, ruins of several Roman baths, and the huge Basilica, a basilica in the original Roman sense, being the 67m-length throne hall of Roman Emperor Constantine; it is today used as a Protestant church.
