🏛️ Tres Tabernae-Argentorate
Roman waystation and settlement near Strasbourg
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Alsatian Rhine valley, approximately 15 km south of Strasbourg (ancient Argentorate)
- Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Type: Roman roadside settlement and trading post on the Rhine frontier
- Current status: Archaeological site with limited visible remains; no formal museum or visitor infrastructure
Tres Tabernae (Latin for "Three Taverns") was a minor Roman settlement that served as a waystation along the military and commercial route connecting the Rhine frontier to interior Gaul. Positioned between the garrison fortress of Argentorate (modern Strasbourg) and the Rhine valley corridor, the site functioned primarily as a rest stop, supply depot, and trading hub for merchants and military traffic. Archaeological investigation has revealed foundations of buildings, pottery, coins, and ...