On which river do Basle, Strasbourg and Cologne stand?
Battle of Strasbourg collapsed. According to Ammianus, "Mogontiacum" (Mainz), "Borbetomagus" (Worms), "Nemetae Vangionum" (Speyer), "Tabernae" (Saverne), "Saliso" (Brumat) and "Argentorate" (Strasbourg) were all in German hands. Apart from the major fortified city of "Colonia Agrippina" (Cologne), only three strongpoints on the Rhine remained in Roman hands: a single tower near Cologne and two forts, at "Rigodunum" (Remagen) and "Confluentes" (Koblenz). Large barbarian bands were roaming and pillaging northeastern Gaul at will, reaching as far as the river Seine. So many and so large were the marauding enemy bands that Silvanus was considered a brave man for having led a large force (8,000 men)
Strasbourg faience Strasbourg faience Strasbourg faience or Strasbourg ware is a form of faience produced by the Strasbourg-Haguenau company in Strasbourg in the 18th century. The company was founded by a Dutch ceramicist, Charles-Francois Hannong. Charles-Francois was born in Maastricht around 1669 and later married Anne Nikke, daughter of a German pipe-maker, in Cologne. In 1709 they moved to Strasbourg, where Charles-François set up a pipe-making factory. At first he concentrated on producing enamelled earthenware stoves. Around 1720 he was working with Henri Wackenfeld, perfecting these stoves and at the same time making experiments in porcelain, in which they attained a certain