Aalen Roman fort

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Roman fort archaeological site cultural heritage monument

Aalen Roman fort is a former Roman military camp in present-day Germany that once guarded the frontier of the Roman Empire along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Roman fort Biriciana	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman fort ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ
abandonedInCentury	3rd century ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman frontier policy ⓘ Roman provincial administration ⓘ
builtInPeriod	2nd century ⓘ
builtUnder	Antoninus Pius ⓘ surface form: Emperor Antoninus Pius Hadrian ⓘ surface form: Emperor Hadrian
category	Roman fortifications in Germania Superior ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
excavationBegan	19th century ⓘ
function	frontier defense ⓘ military base ⓘ
garrisonedBy	Ala II Flavia milliaria ⓘ
garrisonSize	approximately 1000 cavalrymen ⓘ
garrisonType	cavalry unit ⓘ
guarded	imperial frontier ⓘ
guardedSectionOf	Limes Germanicus ⓘ surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
hasFeature	barracks ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ ditches ⓘ gates ⓘ principia ⓘ stables ⓘ
hasMuseum	Limes Museum Aalen ⓘ
hasType	auxiliary fort ⓘ cavalry fort ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageSiteOf	Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Frontiers of the Roman Empire
languageOfName	Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Aalen ⓘ Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
locatedInFormerProvince	Raetia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	southern Germany ⓘ
locatedOn	Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Rhaetian Limes
material	stone ⓘ wood ⓘ
nearbyModernCity	Aalen ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
partOf	Limes Germanicus ⓘ surface form: Roman frontiers Limes Germanicus ⓘ surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
region	Swabia (Bavaria) ⓘ surface form: Swabia
timeOfUse	2nd century ⓘ 3rd century ⓘ
usedBy	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman army ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Weißenburg in Bayern → hasLandmark → Aalen Roman fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman fort Biriciana

Limes Germanicus → notableSite → Aalen Roman fort ⓘ