Limes Arabicus frontier zone
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The Limes Arabicus frontier zone was a fortified border region of the eastern Roman and later Byzantine Empire in the Levant and northern Arabia, marked by military installations, roads, and settlements that controlled movement between the desert and settled lands.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman frontier
ⓘ
fortified border region ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine provincial administration
ⓘ
Roman provincial administration ⓘ |
| bordered |
Syrian Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sedentary agricultural regions of the Levant ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Near East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
border defense
ⓘ
control of movement between desert and settled lands ⓘ |
| hasPart |
forts
ⓘ
military installations ⓘ military roads ⓘ roads ⓘ settlements ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| inferredFrom |
ancient historical sources
ⓘ
archaeological remains of forts and roads ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense against incursions from the desert
ⓘ
regulation of cross-border traffic ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Byzantine army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
monitoring nomadic groups
ⓘ
protecting trade routes ⓘ tax and customs control ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.