Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site

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The Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site is a transnational UNESCO designation that protects and showcases the remains of Rome’s ancient border defenses, including monumental frontier works such as Hadrian’s Wall.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
transnational heritage property
appliesToPart former frontiers of the Roman Empire
conservationObjective presentation of Roman frontiers to the public
preservation of Roman frontier remains
country Germany
United Kingdom
hasPart Antonine Wall
Hadrian’s Wall
Upper German–Raetian Limes
civilian settlements associated with forts
defensive walls
ditches
forts
milecastles
military roads
sections of the Roman frontiers in England
sections of the Roman frontiers in Germany
sections of the Roman frontiers in Scotland
sections of the Roman frontiers in the United Kingdom
watchtowers
hasTheme Roman frontier policy
Roman military architecture
ancient border defenses
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (ii)
UNESCO cultural criteria (iii)
UNESCO cultural criteria (iv)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 2005
inscribedBy UNESCO World Heritage Committee
laterExtension Antonine Wall
location Roman province of Britannia (remains)
Roman provinces of Germania Superior and Raetia (remains)
northern frontier of the Roman Empire
mainSubject interaction between Roman Empire and neighboring peoples
operator national heritage agencies of State Parties
originalComponent Hadrian’s Wall
Upper German–Raetian Limes
partOf World Heritage List
serial transnational World Heritage property
protectionStatus internationally protected cultural property
significantEvent Roman consolidation of imperial frontiers
significantPeriod Roman Empire
subjectOf UNESCO World Heritage Committee decisions
tourism major cultural tourism destination
UNESCOSiteId 430ter

Referenced by (15)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Antonine Wall
Birdoswald Roman Fort ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Frontiers of the Roman Empire")
Chesters Roman Fort ("Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site")
Hadrian's Wall
Limes Germanicus ("frontiers of the Roman Empire")
Saalburg Roman fort ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Frontiers of the Roman Empire")
Saalburg Roman fort
Segedunum Roman Fort
Vindolanda ("Roman frontier system in Britain")
Vindolanda ("Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site")
partOf
Traiectum ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Lower Germanic Limes")
heritageContext
Limes Germanicus ("Frontiers of the Roman Empire")
heritageDesignation
Aalen Roman fort ("Frontiers of the Roman Empire")
heritageSiteOf
Aalen Roman fort ("Rhaetian Limes")
locatedOn
Vindolanda ("Frontiers of the Roman Empire")
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent

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