Roman province of Lazicum
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The Roman province of Lazicum was an administrative region of the late Roman and early Byzantine Empire along the eastern Black Sea coast in what is now western Georgia, historically inhabited by the Laz people and strategically important as a frontier against Persia.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine province
ⓘ
Roman province ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kingdom of Lazica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
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Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Archaeopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Lazic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Persia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Lazistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | buffer state between Rome and Persia ⓘ |
| economy | trade along Black Sea routes ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Laz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | contested zone between Rome and Persia ⓘ |
| governanceForm | client kingdom under Roman influence ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lazica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Laz people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Laz language ⓘ |
| laterStatus | Byzantine province ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Black Sea coast ⓘ western Georgia ⓘ |
| militaryImportance | control of Caucasian passes ⓘ |
| modernTerritory |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Adjara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artvin Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Guria NERFINISHED ⓘ Rize Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Chalcedonian Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizationLevel | partially romanized frontier region ⓘ |
| status | border province ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of eastern Black Sea coast
ⓘ
frontier against Persia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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