Savaria (present Szombathely), founded as the Pannonian…
40 CE to 51 CE
Savaria (present Szombathely), founded as the Pannonian capital in CE 45 by the Roman emperor Claudius at the intersection of two Roman roads (still extant), is made a Roman colony under the name of Colonia Claudia Savariensum (Claudius' Colony of Savarians).
The first city in the region of present Hungary, it lies close to the important "Amber Road" trade route.