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Mainz

Roman Mogontiacum and seat of the empire's first archbishop — and the city where Gutenberg set the first movable type in Europe.

Dated events and their evidence

• 13 BCE disputed
  castrum Mogontiacum founded by Drusus (perhaps as early as 13/12 BCE) source
• 781 CE mainstream
  archbishopric established under Lullus source
• 1455 CE disputed
  Gutenberg prints the 42-line Bible (1450s); letterpress reaches Europe source
• 1793 CE mainstream
  Republic of Mainz proclaimed (18 March), crushed after an 18-week siege source

Where

49.9996° N, 8.2736° E

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainz
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Mainz

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