current Route des Romains in the suburb of Koenigshoffen, on the road that lead to it, such as the stele of Caius Largennius. This was where the largest burial places (necropoleis) were situated as well as the densest concentration of civilian dwelling places (vicus) and commerces next to the camp. Among the most outstanding finds in Koenigshoffen were (found in 1911–12 by Robert Forrer, Hatt's predecessor at the head of the Musée archéologique) the fragments of a grand Mithraeum that had been shattered by early Christians in the 4th century. Archaeological digs by J.-J. Hatt below the current Saint Stephen's Church in 1948 and 1956 have unearthed the apse of a church dating back to the late 4th century or early 5th century, and considered the oldest church in Alsace. It is supposed that this was the first seat of the Catholic Diocese of Strasbourg. References External links Argentoratum (Strasbourg) on Livius.org www.argentoratum.com Histoire de Strasbourg : quand Strasbourg était Argentorate Argentorate, Strasbourg, by Jean-Jacques Hatt History of Strasbourg 12 BC Roman legionary fortresses in France Roman fortifications in Germania Superior Roman towns in Germania Nero Claudius Drusus