Via Agrippa
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Via Agrippa was an extensive network of Roman roads in ancient Gaul, built under Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa to connect major cities and consolidate Roman control of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Via Agrippa canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman road network
ⓘ
ancient transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Augustus ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ |
| connects |
Arelate
ⓘ
Arles ⓘ Boulogne-sur-Mer ⓘ Cologne ⓘ Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium ⓘ
surface form:
Colonia Agrippinensis
Gesoriacum ⓘ Lugdunum ⓘ Lyon ⓘ Marseille ⓘ Massilia ⓘ Narbo Martius ⓘ Narbonne ⓘ Toulouse ⓘ Treveri ⓘ Trier ⓘ |
| constructedUnderAuthorityOf | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Lugdunum
ⓘ
Lyon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| inception | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced | development of medieval road network in France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaul
ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Gaul
modern Belgium ⓘ mainland France ⓘ
surface form:
modern France
Germany ⓘ
surface form:
modern Germany
modern Switzerland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman imperial communication network
ⓘ
Roman road system ⓘ |
| purpose |
administrative integration of Gaul
ⓘ
facilitation of trade ⓘ military control of Gaul ⓘ rapid troop movement ⓘ |
| roadType |
paved road
ⓘ
stone-surfaced road ⓘ |
| significance |
key axis of Romanization in Gaul
ⓘ
structured urban network of Gaul around Lugdunum ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian travel
ⓘ
commercial transport ⓘ military logistics ⓘ official couriers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.