Roman military camp Vetera
E1045514
Roman military camp Vetera was a major Roman legionary fortress on the Rhine frontier that served as an important military and logistical base in the province of Germania Inferior.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castra Vetera (Xanten) | 1 |
| Vetera | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legionary fortress
ⓘ
Roman military camp ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman provincial administration of Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRole | secured Roman frontier along the Rhine ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Roman military architecture
ⓘ
Roman provincial urbanism ⓘ |
| fortificationType |
earlier timber-and-earth camp
ⓘ
permanent stone fortress ⓘ |
| frontierZone | Germania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Roman legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonRole | base for multiple legions over time ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
defensive walls and ditches
ⓘ
fortress structures ⓘ internal street grid ⓘ military buildings ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center for military operations
ⓘ
legionary headquarters ⓘ supply depot ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key base in Roman control of the Lower Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germania Inferior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Rhine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern Xanten ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rhine frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logisticalRole | distribution point for supplies along the Rhine ⓘ |
| militaryNetwork | part of chain of Rhine legionary bases ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Rhine River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman town of Colonia Ulpia Traiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman frontier system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
limes Germanicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalNearby | Colonia Ulpia Traiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
logistical base
ⓘ
military base ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major stronghold on the Lower Rhine ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century CE
ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of Rhine crossings
ⓘ
protection of Roman territory in Germania Inferior ⓘ staging point for military campaigns in Germania ⓘ supply and logistics for frontier troops ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Castra Vetera (Xanten)