Mogontiacum
E710590
Roman military camp
Roman provincial capital
ancient city
archaeological site
former populated place
Mogontiacum was the major Roman military and administrative settlement that later developed into the modern German city of Mainz.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mogontiacum (Mainz) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military camp
ⓘ
Roman provincial capital ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ former populated place ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsFoundIn | Mainz city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInto | Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAround | 13 BC ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Roman legionary fortress ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedUnder | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Legio I Adiutrix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legio XIV Gemina NERFINISHED ⓘ Legio XVI Gallica NERFINISHED ⓘ Legio XXI Rapax NERFINISHED ⓘ Legio XXII Primigenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadStatus |
colonia
ⓘ
municipium ⓘ |
| hadStructure |
amphitheatre
ⓘ
aqueduct ⓘ bridge over the Rhine ⓘ city walls ⓘ legionary fortress ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germania Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | confluence of the Rhine and Main rivers ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Rhine ⓘ |
| modernName | Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Celtic deity Mogons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationType | military and civilian settlement ⓘ |
| regionHistorically | Rhenish Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
capital of the Roman province of Germania Superior ⓘ major Roman military base on the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | early medieval Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BC to late antiquity ⓘ |
| wasDestroyedPartlyBy | Germanic invasions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasHeadquartersOf | Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes frontier command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasImportantFor |
control of Rhine crossings
ⓘ
trade and logistics on the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| wasOccupiedUntil | late Roman period ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Roman frontier system on the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mogontiacum (Mainz)
subject surface form:
Drususstein