Augusta Raurica was the earliest Roman settlement along the Rhine. The colony town's «golden age» lasted from the late 1st to the middle of the 3rd century, during which time it played a crucial role in the regional economy and transportation network. Much of the passenger and goods traffic between the southern areas and the military camps and settlements on the Middle and Lower Rhine ran through Augusta Raurica. As a result, the Rhine harbour (which may have been at the mouth of the Ergolz, but this has not yet been proven) and the bridges and roads were the most important infrastructures for trade and the movement of goods.

«The Rhine» is the largest cross-border exhibition series on the Rhine to date and will portray the river from a variety of perspectives between autumn 2022 and summer 2023.

The Antikenmuseum Basel is currently hosting «Ave Caesar! Romans, Gauls, and Germanic tribes on the Banks of the Rhine», an exhibition devoted to the Rhine during ancient times when it served as a vital transport hub and trading route. Augusta Raurica is loaning 18 exhibits, including a Hercules statue and a bust of the Roman goddess Minerva, both highlights from the Augusta Raurica collection.

Seventeen pieces from Augusta Raurica's silver treasure are already on display at the Kurpfälzisches Museum, Heidelberg, in the «War and Peace – Conflict Archaeology on the Rhine and Neckar» exhibition.

The «On the Rhine. A Search for Clues Between Augst and Birsfelden» exhibition at the Museum.BL in Liestal also features an exhibit from Augusta Raurica. It is a well spout shaped like a man's head. Water originally flowed from the mouth into a well in Augusta Raurica. The bearded man with wild hair represents a river god. Perhaps he personifies the Rhine?

To find out more about this series of exhibitions: Three Countries Museum in Lörrach | 2022/23 Project: The Rhine (dreilaendermuseum.eu)