Lower Rhine limes
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The Lower Rhine limes was the northwestern frontier zone of the Roman Empire along the lower Rhine River, marked by a chain of military forts, camps, and infrastructure in what is now the Netherlands and western Germany.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman frontier
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ limes ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Germanic tribal territories
ⓘ
Roman province of Gallia Belgica NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Germania Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| endPoint | vicinity of modern Bonn ⓘ |
| follows |
course of the Lower Rhine River
ⓘ
natural frontier of the Rhine River ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chain of military forts
ⓘ
civilian settlements ⓘ harbours ⓘ military camps ⓘ roads ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Cologne region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nijmegen NERFINISHED ⓘ Utrecht region NERFINISHED ⓘ Xanten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage property "Frontiers of the Roman Empire" ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwestern frontier zone of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
present-day Netherlands ⓘ present-day western Germany ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
river fleet support
ⓘ
stationing of auxiliary units ⓘ stationing of legions ⓘ |
| oppositeSideControlledBy | various Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman limes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Germanic-Roman interactions along the frontier
ⓘ
Roman conquest and occupation of the Rhine region ⓘ |
| startPoint | vicinity of modern Katwijk (North Sea coast) ⓘ |
| timeInUse |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Roman roads
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
river transport facilities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border defense
ⓘ
control of movement across the Rhine ⓘ military logistics ⓘ trade regulation ⓘ |
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