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The date at which the civitas Tribocorum was founded has not been established beyond reasonable doubt. Its may date back to the reign of Augustus and the early 1st century AD, but it could equally be significantly later. It is also unclear, to what extent the settlement and its foundation was influenced by the presence of the nearby legionary fortress of Strasbourg, and the few known excavations only allow limited comments as to its development.
Pottery and coins of late LaTène are known from the site, but no associated settlement has so far been identified.
No city wall has been identified, but a rectangular street grid of 43 insulae
(116-136 x 124 x 146m) has been reconstructed, resulting in a built-up area
of c 35ha. There are also no indications of a military installation and vicus
which could have acted as a precursor for of the civitas capital.
Plan with reconstructed street grid
Public baths have been partially excavated in the north-eastern quarter of
the town and, within the 21m long area known, two hypocausted rooms could be
identified, one of which had an apse. The building dates to the second half
of the 2nd century AD
Ground plan of the baths
| During excavations in the Place de l’Aigle a larger cross-section of the settlement was studied, complete with a north-south running road and adjoining houses. Development began with a series of early 1st century AD pits and continued, later in the century, with a series of cellars, accompanied by a metalworking furnace. The building plots were around 10m wide. The road was flanked by a portico and the buildings were of cill-beam or stone construction. The number of cellars increased during the 2nd century AD. | 
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Roman features on the Place de l’Aigle |
Visible remains
Potteries of the 1st -3rd century are known from the north of the town.
Museum
Roman finds are exhibited in the Musée Archéologique de Brumath
Text: Thomas Schmidts
P. Flotté/M. Fuchs, Le Bas-Rhin. Carte Archéologique de la Gaule 67/1. (Paris 2000) 206-233.
B. Schnitzler, Cinq siècle de civilisation romaine en Alsace. Collections
du Musée Archéologique 4 (Strasbourg 1996).