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Inside the Rathaus stands the statue of Lucius Munatius Plancus.
Lucius Munatius Plancus was the Roman founder of Augusta Raurica at the south bank of the Rhine a few kilometers east of Basel.
Augusta Rarica was founded circa 44-43 BCE,& was the first Roman colony constructed along the Rhine. It quickly grew into a city and by c. 200 CE, Augusta Raurica had between 10,000-20,000 inhabitants in its short-lived heyday.
