In his life
Trier was an imperial capital. Martin came to plead for prisoners and for people condemned to death, and here he dined, reluctantly, with the emperor Maximus.
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There today
Trier, in Germany near Luxembourg, has more standing Roman buildings than any city north of the Alps: the Porta Nigra gate, the imperial baths, and the throne hall of Constantine, which Martin would have known.
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