GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Augusta Raurica is a Roman archaeological site and an open-air museum in Switzerland located on the south bank of the Rhine river about 20 km east of Basel near the villages of Augst and Kaiseraugst. It is the site of the oldest known Roman colony on the Rhine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The principal Roman settlements in Switzerland were the cities of Iulia Equestris (Nyon), Aventicum (Avenches), Augusta Raurica (Augst) and Vindonissa (Windisch).

Detailed explanation-3: -Aventicum was the largest town and capital of Roman Switzerland (Helvetia or Civitas Helvetiorum). Its remains are beside the modern town of Avenches.

Detailed explanation-4: -Helvetia. The Old Swiss Confederacy of the early modern period was often called Helvetia or Republica Helvetiorum ("Republic of the Helvetians") in learned humanist Latin. The Latin name is ultimately derived from the name of the Helvetii, the Gaulish tribe living on the Swiss plateau in the Roman era.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Romans in Switzerland In the beginning of the 3rd century BC and after the defeat of Hannibal, the Romans conquered the area of present-day southern Ticino. Some 75 years later, the Romans also conquered the Rhone Valley (including Geneva) in order to control the route from Italy to Spain.