Augusta Treverorum
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Augusta Treverorum was a Roman city on the Moselle River, from which modern Trier emerged.
The two most famous landmarks of Roman Trier: the Porta Nigra ...
... and the Imperial Baths
Neumagen wine ship in the Rhineland Regional Museum Trier
Trier saying cup, place of discovery Krefeld-Gellep (Gelduba)
Ambrose
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Ambrose of Milan, canonized as Saint Ambrose, was a Roman theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397.
Augusta Treverorum
…Although there are some written sources about it, an exact picture of the school cannot be gained. The most important son of the late antique city was Ambrosius of Milan. The presence of administrative and military personnel, the court and the mint increased Trier's importance in the 4th century. Several palatial villa…
Detail from possibly contemporary mosaic (c. 380–500) of Ambrose in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
Relief by Vuolvino depicting Ambrose as a child while bees swarm his crib. His father is on the right of the image while the sky has three clouds "sending forth flames". The relief is from the Altar of Sant'Ambrogio in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio.
Mosaic of Saint Ambrose from the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Italy (1140)
Fresco of Saint Ambrose from Hagia Triada Cathedral, Piraeus