date from the years between 70 and 110 AD, they were replaced by stone buildings in the 2nd and early 3rd centuries. One of them was surrounded by a colonnade. Its foundations have only been very poorly preserved through centuries of agricultural activities. The numerous military finds in Temple B show that it was mainly visited by soldiers. This stone temple uncovered by archaeologists from Basel was, according to identification of tile stamps, built by members of Legio VIII Augusta from Argentorate (Strassburg). In addition, there were also numerous altars for sacrifices, for monetary offerings, and a sanctuary of the gods Apollo and Mercury, which were identified by an inscription. Mithraeum The Mithraeum, which was examined between 1976 and 1979, stood east of the city and was used to worship the Persian god of light Mithras, whose cult was particularly popular among soldiers. The building had a long rectangular floor plan, was oriented to the north and consisted of two cult rooms and a vestibule (pronaos). The slightly lower interior could be entered via two steps. On both sides of the first room there were brick benches that were used by the believers at the cult meal. In the exedra at the north end of the building there were still some limestone fragments of a relief showing the deity killing a bull (Tauroctony). The Mithraeum in Biesheim probably belongs to the purely civil phase of the settlement after the garrison had withdrawn around 70 AD. According to the coin finds, the sanctuary was destroyed at the end of the 4th century. Finds In the southern section of the moat of the fort there were not only late Roman ceramics but also a coin from the time of Valentinian II (378–383 AD). The finds at the Praetorium II consisted mainly of Roman and Germanic clothing decorations that were recovered from several pits. The finds of oysters and fish from the Mediterranean as well as the remains of a bottle gourd from Africa, which is one of the oldest artifacts of this kind in Europe, speak to the far-reaching trade relations of the inhabitants of Argentovaria. The peppercorns found in the town are also particularly noteworthy. In the temple area there were mainly coins, fibulae, militaria such as lance ferrules, shield bosses, some cheek flaps from a Weisenau-type helmet. and objects made of lead, which were probably brought here as offerings. Fragments