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Iuvavum

Iuvavum was a Roman town in the province of Noricum on the Salzach, on the site of modern Salzburg in Austria. Raised to a municipium under Emperor Claudius, it declined in the 5th century, and around 696 Saint Rupert founded a church and monastery among its ruins, the origin of Salzburg.

Iuvavum
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Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Iuvavum. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/iuvavum
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