Roman military colonists
E653834
Roman military colonists were veteran soldiers settled in conquered territories of the Roman Empire, where they established colonies that spread Roman culture, language, and institutions among local populations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman colonia | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman veterans
ⓘ
group of people ⓘ settler population ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Latin language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman citizenship ⓘ Roman colonies ⓘ Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman religion ⓘ Romanization ⓘ coloniae ⓘ land grants ⓘ municipal institutions ⓘ veteran settlement ⓘ |
| employedBy |
Roman army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| granted |
legal privileges
ⓘ
plots of land ⓘ tax advantages ⓘ |
| hasRole |
agents of Romanization
ⓘ
frontier defenders ⓘ local elites in colonies ⓘ veteran soldiers settled in conquered territories ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
guarded key roads and routes
ⓘ
helped suppress revolts ⓘ served as reserve forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman colonization policy
ⓘ
Roman imperial expansion ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control local populations
ⓘ
to reward military service ⓘ to secure conquered territories ⓘ to spread Latin language ⓘ to spread Roman culture ⓘ to spread Roman institutions ⓘ |
| settledIn |
Roman colonies
ⓘ
Roman provinces ⓘ conquered territories of the Roman Empire ⓘ frontier regions ⓘ strategic locations ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
created mixed Roman-provincial societies
ⓘ
formed Roman-style urban communities ⓘ intermarried with local populations ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ Imperial period ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consolidation of Roman rule
ⓘ
defense of frontiers ⓘ military control of provinces ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.