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A fact from Argentoratum appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 November 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Argentoratum was an important military Roman outpost on the Rhine, and was rebuilt six times?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/November.

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"settled almost continuously since about 700,000 BC"

This is pretty much ridiculous, since the human species in its modern form probably didn't even exist until about 100,000 B.C. or later, and Strasbourg has been not too far from a glacier several times between 700,000 B.C. and the present... AnonMoos (talk) 20:04, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe, but the source says: lorsque sont donnés les premiers coups de pelle du castrum, l'homme est présent dans le secteur depuis 700 000 ans. Now, is the source unreliable? It does seem that not, but this other source here seems more careful with numbers: [1]. --Insert coins (talk) 06:40, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I could make a random website with no scientific/archaeological evidence and say that it was first inhabited in 1,400,000 BC, too. The source website is not credible, as it has no supporting evidence whatsover.--Agamemnus (talk) 19:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I found another website that seems to be a direct translation of the French site (or, more likely, the French site is a direct translation of this site), here. It states, "in reality, people had been present in this sector for already 700,000 years". Even if this were true, that is a completely different claim than stating that Strasbourg was continuously settled for 700,000 years.--Agamemnus (talk) 19:39, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Should not the word "Argent" be considered?

http://www.bing.com/Dictionary/search?q=define+argent&qpvt=argent%2c+meaning&FORM=DTPDIA, certaninly the supposed relationship to "silver" should at least be discussed in the article?96.19.156.227 (talk) 20:14, 14 June 2011 (UTC)Ronald L. Hughes[reply]

Sorry, computer time delay caused a double post!96.19.156.227 (talk) 20:17, 14 June 2011 (UTC)Ronald L. Hughes[reply]

Should not old representations of this famous cite' not be shown!

Please see this site; http://www.sanderusmaps.com/en/our-catalogue/detail/161742/%20antique-map-of-strasbourg-by-braun-&-hogenberg/ I would suggest it would help fill some of the knowledge not now shown!

And, as well maybe you should reconsider these words now found in the main site? Re; "It was under Trajan and after the fire of 97 that Argentoratum received its most extended and fortified shape.[3] From the year 90 the Legio VIII Augusta was permanently stationed in Argentoratum.[4] The Roman camp of Argentoratum then included a cavalry section and covered an area of approximately 20 hectares (49 acres), from approximately 6 hectares (15 acres) in Tiberian times.[5] Other Roman legions temporarily stationed in Argentoratum were the Legio XIV Gemina and the Legio XXI Rapax, the latter during the reign of Nero.[6]96.19.156.227 (talk) 20:25, 14 June 2011 (UTC)Ronald L. Hughes[reply]