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法兰克福的歷史可以上溯到公元元年前后，那时莱茵河和多瑙河是罗马帝国的北方边界，但两河并不相连，其间无险可守，因此罗马人修筑了连接两河的长城。这座长城固然不能与中国的长城同日而语，但也连绵数百里，从法兰克福附近经过。于是人们在这里设置了驻军营地，这一带成为边境要塞。随着罗马帝国的崩溃，这时军营圯毁，日渐荒芜，几乎被人遗忘，直到8世纪才再度兴起。传说，一天拂晓，漫天大雾，查理大帝打了败仗，逃到美茵河边，找不到向导，无法渡河。危急之中看见一只母鹿，朝水边走来，他注意看那鹿，果然，这只鹿涉水过河了，大军也随之过河，转危为安。为了纪念这件事，查理大帝下令在当地建筑一座城市，取名法兰克福，意思是法兰克人（日耳曼民族中的一支）的渡口。公元794年法兰克福作为查理大帝的行都首次载入史册。
The history of Frankfurt can be traced to before and after AD year one. Back then， Rhine and Danube were the northern border of the Empire of Rome， but the two were not connected， therefore the Romans built Great Wall connecting rivers. The Great Wall stretched for hundreds of miles， passing near Frankfurt. So people set up a garrison camp here， a frontier fortress. With the collapse of the Empire of Rome， this camp was destroyed and increasingly barren， almost forgotten. Until eighth Century it rose again. Legend has it， one foggy day at dawn， Charlie the great was defeated， fled to the Main river， but he can not find the guide to cross the river. Then he saw a deer walked toward the water and waded across the river. So the army followed. To commemorate the event， Emperor Charlie ordered to build a city named Frankfurt， meaning the port of the Franks （a Germanic ethnic group）. In AD 794， Frankfurt is recorded first time in the history in Emperor Charlie's territory.
The history of Frankfurt can be traced to before and after AD year one. Back then， Rhine and Danube were the northern border of the Empire of Rome， but the two were not connected， therefore the Romans built Great Wall connecting rivers. The Great Wall stretched for hundreds of miles， passing near Frankfurt. So people set up a garrison camp here， a frontier fortress. With the collapse of the Empire of Rome， this camp was destroyed and increasingly barren， almost forgotten. Until eighth Century it rose again. Legend has it， one foggy day at dawn， Charlie the great was defeated， fled to the Main river， but he can not find the guide to cross the river. Then he saw a deer walked toward the water and waded across the river. So the army followed. To commemorate the event， Emperor Charlie ordered to build a city named Frankfurt， meaning the port of the Franks （a Germanic ethnic group）. In AD 794， Frankfurt is recorded first time in the history in Emperor Charlie's territory.