Roman settlement Mogontiacum
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Roman settlement Mogontiacum was a major military and administrative center of the Roman Empire on the Rhine frontier, which later developed into the modern city of Mainz in Germany.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mogontiacum | 0 |
| Roman camp at Mogontiacum | 1 |
| Roman legionary base at Mogontiacum | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military camp
ⓘ
Roman provincial capital ⓘ Roman settlement ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| developedInto | city of Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | legionary base ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Roman military authorities ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
frontier fortress ⓘ military center ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Legio I Adiutrix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legio XIV Gemina NERFINISHED ⓘ Legio XXI Rapax NERFINISHED ⓘ Legio XXII Primigenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRoleIn | Roman campaigns across the Rhine ⓘ |
| hadUrbanFeatures |
amphitheater or theater
ⓘ
baths ⓘ forum ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Roman city wall remains
ⓘ
Roman legionary camp remains ⓘ Roman theater of Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ civilian settlement structures ⓘ sanctuaries and temples ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | legionary fortress and canabae ⓘ |
| inModernState | Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Germania Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
River Main
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onFrontier | Rhine frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Rhine limes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistorically | Upper Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the province Germania Superior
ⓘ
headquarters of the Upper German army ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Early Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Roman Empire ⓘ Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAdministrativeSeatOf | governor of Germania Superior ⓘ |
| wasPredecessorOf | medieval city of Mainz ⓘ |
| wasStrategicallyImportantFor |
control of Rhine crossings
ⓘ
defense of the Roman Rhine limes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Drususstein
this entity surface form:
Roman legionary base at Mogontiacum
subject surface form:
Drususstein
this entity surface form:
Roman camp at Mogontiacum