Switzerland & the Roman Empire

Yes. Most of modern Switzerland was incorporated into the Roman Empire in the 1st century BCE.

• Raetia (capital: Augusta Raurica / later Curia) covered eastern/central Switzerland.
• Gallia Belgica (later Germania Superior) covered the west (Geneva, Lausanne, Aventicum).
• Helvetii lands (the Plateau) were organized as civitas Helvetiorum with capital at Aventicum (Avenches).

Roman Legacy

• Roads (e.g., Via Romana over Great St. Bernard).
• Cities: Augusta Raurica, Aventicum, Vindonissa, Turicum (Zürich), Genava (Geneva).
• Villas, temples, aqueducts, amphitheaters.
• Latin → basis for Romansh language.

Roman rule ended c. 400 CE (Alemanni/Burgundian incursions). Archaeological sites remain visible across the country.