Pollentia

E347446
ancient Roman town archaeological site

Pollentia was an ancient Roman town in northern Italy, historically notable as the site of a major battle between the Western Roman Empire and the Visigoths in 402 AD.

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Label Occurrences
Pollentia canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman town ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Alaric I ⓘ
Stilicho ⓘ
surface form: Flavius Stilicho
associatedWithPolity Western Roman Empire ⓘ
associatedWithTribe Goths ⓘ
surface form: Visigoths
battleBelligerent Visigothic army ⓘ
surface form: Visigoths

Western Roman Empire ⓘ
battleCommander Alaric I ⓘ
Stilicho ⓘ
surface form: Flavius Stilicho
battleConsequence temporary check of Visigothic advance in Italy ⓘ
battleDate 402 AD ⓘ
battleOutcome tactical Roman success ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
foundedInPeriod Roman Republic ⓘ
governedBy Roman magistrates ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains Roman structures ⓘ
urban remains ⓘ
historicalEra Late Antiquity ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form: Roman Imperial period
knownFor Battle of Pollentia ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
laterReligion Christianity ⓘ
locatedIn Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ
Italia (Roman province) ⓘ
Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form: northern Italy
locatedInPresentDay Italy ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ
near modern Pollenzo ⓘ
locatedNear Alba Pompeia ⓘ
Bra ⓘ
locatedOn Tanaro ⓘ
surface form: Tanaro River
notableCentury 5th century AD ⓘ
notableFor conflict between Romans and Visigoths ⓘ
partOf Western Roman Empire ⓘ
partOfRoadNetwork roads linking Liguria and Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ
region Po Valley ⓘ
religionInRomanPeriod Roman polytheism ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Pollentia ⓘ
strategicImportance control of routes across northwestern Italy ⓘ
position on road network between Liguria and the Po Valley ⓘ
proximity to Alpine passes ⓘ
timeOfFlourishing 1st century AD ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ
typeOfSettlement municipium ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Battle of Pollentia → place → Pollentia ⓘ
Battle of Pollenza → near → Pollentia ⓘ