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		As was true with all of the legionary camps founded in the region, a community soon sprang up near the camp at Moguntiacum.
		ravaged most of Germania, and the capture of Moguntiacum was seen by the rebel leader as essential to the collapse of Roman authority in the region.
		While this should have ensured the continued prosperity of Moguntiacum in the Dark Ages, the capital never achieved the wealth or prestige of other provincial centers and metropolises, especially neighboring Cologne.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=ROME1081 (378 words)

	History of Roman Gladius, Mainz
		The Mainz gladius was named for the Roman outpost of Moguntiacum in Germany.
		Yes, I realize that Moguntiacum doesn't appear to have anythign to do with the word Mainz, but alas, you get ahead of me. Moguntiacum evetually bacame the German city of Mainz, but back in the 13 BC, Moguntiacum was famous for, among other things, the waisted roman gladii that were forged there.
		A British version of the Mainz, discovered in Fulham, England, was creatively named the Mainz-Fulham and featured a larger wasp-waist and slightly longer blade.
	www.strongblade.com /prod/sba-calasmainz_hist.html (355 words)

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