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      • The territory of modern Switzerland was a part of the Roman Republic and Empire for a period of about six centuries, beginning with the step-by-step conquest of the area by Roman armies from the 2nd century BC and ending with the Fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
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  2. The territory of modern Switzerland was a part of the Roman Republic and Empire for a period of about six centuries, beginning with the step-by-step conquest of the area by Roman armies from the 2nd century BC and ending with the Fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

  3. The Romans controlled Switzerland's territory until about A.D. 400. Roman military camps and forts were erected at the northern Rhine frontier towards Germany. Under Emperor Augustus (27 B.C. - A.D. 14) the Romans conquered Western Germany and Austria.

  4. 5 days ago · In the peaceful period from 101 to 260 ce, few Roman troops remained in Switzerland, and the economy and culture blossomed under civil Roman administration; Romanization was particularly strong in the western and southern part of the region and in Raetia in the east.

  5. Switzerland was inhabited by the Helvetii, and it came under Roman rule in the 1st century BC. The Gallo-Roman culture was amalgamated with Germanic influence during Late Antiquity , with the eastern part of Switzerland becoming Alemannic territory.

  6. Dec 15, 2023 · Swiss historians now believe an important battle took place on this remote mountainside around 15 BC between Roman troops advancing northwards through the Alps and local Suanetes fighters...

  7. In 15 BCE, Tiberius and Drusus conquered the Alps, and the region became integrated into the Roman Empire: [18] the Helvetii settlement area became part first of Gallia Belgica and later of the province of Germania Superior, while the eastern part was integrated into the Roman province of Raetia.

  8. Roman rule ended in 401 AD, but Roman structures remained in parts of Switzerland until the early Middle Ages. Between the 1st century BC and the first decade AD, the area covered by present-day Switzerland was gradually incorporated into the Roman Empire.