Aventicum
New discoveries shed light on Roman life in Avenches (video from 2006).
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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001.
Recent archaeological finds in Switzerland’s former capital, Avenches, prove that that the city the Romans named Aventicum was much larger and more important than historians had supposed. Ancient artefacts are being uncovered every day in the colony that was once home to 20 thousand people. (swissinfo archive, Julie Hunt)
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