Arelate

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Arelate was an important ancient Roman city in southern Gaul, known today as Arles in modern France.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Arelate canonical 9

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
ancient Roman city
archaeological site
settlement
bishopricEstablished 4th century AD
cameUnderRomanControl 123 BC
colonyOf Julius Caesar
country Roman Empire
economicActivity agriculture in surrounding region
maritime trade
river trade
elevatedToColony 46 BC
foundedInCentury 6th century BC
fullRomanName Colonia Iulia Paterna Arelatensium Sextanorum
greekName Ἀρελάτη
hadFunction administrative center
commercial center
military center
hostedCouncil Council of Arles (314)
importantInPeriod Late Antiquity
Roman Empire
Roman Republic
languageSpoken Latin
laterLanguageSpoken Occitan (in medieval and modern Arles)
Vulgar Latin
latinName Arelate self-link
locatedIn Gallia Narbonensis
Gallia Narbonensis
surface form: southern Gaul
locatedInPresentDay Arles
France
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea
locatedOn Rhône River
modernName Arles
notableBishop Hilary of Arles
notableStructure Alyscamps necropolis
Arles Amphitheatre
Roman circus of Arles
Ancient Theatre of Arles
surface form: Roman theatre of Arles

Thermae of Constantine
cryptoporticus of Arles
provinceCapitalOf Gallia Narbonensis
surface form: Gallia Narbonensis (late Roman period)
recognizedBy UNESCO
region Provence
statusInEmpire important provincial center
major river port
transport hub
UNESCOCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1981
UNESCOSiteName Arles
surface form: Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaul majorCity Arelate
Arles wasRomanName Arelate
Constantine II placeOfBirth Arelate
Gallia Narbonensis majorCity Arelate
Via Agrippa connects Arelate
Arelate latinName Arelate self-link
Euric deathPlace Arelate