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	Augusta Treverorum - Kaiserstadt der Treverer - hieß die Stadt damals, benannt zu Ehren des Kaisers Augustus, der 16 v. Chr. der kleinen, keltischen Treverersiedlung das römische Stadtrecht verlieh. [G]	At that time, it was known as Augusta Treverorum - the imperial city of the Treveri - in honour of the Emperor Augustus, who granted the rights of a Roman city to this little Celtic settlement in 16 B.C.
	Der Dresdner Zwinger, von August dem Starken als Festplatz anstelle der alten Bastion errichtet, ist ein Meisterwerk des Barock und beherbergt heute Museen von Weltrang. [G]	Dresdens Zwinger was commissioned by Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony, as a complex of pavilions for entertainment and festivities. This Baroque masterpiece was constructed on the site of the former city fortifications and now houses a number of world-class museums.
	Johann Wolfgang Goethe war hier auf Wunsch des Herzogs Carl August als Dichter und Politiker tätig - er wurde 1782 zum Leiter der Finanzkammer ernannt. [G]	Johann Wolfgang Goethe worked as a poet and politician here at the invitation of Duke Charles Augustus and was appointed President of the Finance Chambers in 1782.
	Zu verdanken ist dies der Herzogin Anna Amalia und ihrem Sohn Carl August, die ihre Reformpolitik des aufgeklärten Absolutismus mit der Pflege von Wissenschaft und Kunst verbanden und alles, was Rang und Namen hatte, nach Weimar einluden. [G]	This was due to Duchess Anna Amalia and her son Charles Augustus, who combined their reformist policies of Enlightened Absolutism with the cultivation of arts and sciences and invited all the luminaries in these fields to Weimar.
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