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This is the town of Mogontium, the center of most of the events of the novel, The Saints' Day Deaths, as it would have been drawn by the mapmaker Treverius Asterius, the main character.

Mogontium was the capital of the Roman province of Germania Prima, or Germania I, as it was also written. It was a frontier town on the Fluvius Rhenus (River Rhine) in present day Germany.

Walled on all four sides, it had four main gates, named Germania, Borbetomagus, Koimeterion, and Pons Rheni. Three of the gates had protective towers.

The Rhine River bordered the east side and farms bordered the other three sides. Crossing the Rhine was a bridge called the Pons Rheni, connecting Mogontium to the small piece of territory on the east bank where there were more farms and the garrison for the mecenary troops. To the east of this (and off the map) was the barricade known as the Limes, a wooden palisade with watchtowers which was the barrier against Germanic tribes that were outside of Roman jurisdiction.

Prominent sites that play an important role in the novel are marked with colors on the map.

In magenta is the Church of Saint Stephen where the novel begins. It was the former pagan temple dedicated to the Roman god Jupiter. In red is the Praetorium, the government center, where Governor Albanus, mapmaker Treverius, and other prominent characters lived.

Along the river wall in dark blue are adjoining buildings that play prominent roles. The bordello, Full Cornucopia, is on the right, and the tavern Dancing Bear is on the left. Across the street and circled in light blue is the Mithraeum, the secret meeting place of the pagan soldiers. Adjacent to that and circled in light green is the Campus Martius, the town's military drill field used by the regular troops, the mercenary garrison, as well as by the town's militia.

In the southern corner of the town is the Theater of Trajan, circled in dark green. Between the theater and the Church of Saint Stephen is the Longinus Chapel circled in white.

Marked in brown along the waterfront on the west bank were the grain mills.

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