Roman Germania

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Roman Germania was the frontier region of the Roman Empire along the Rhine and Danube rivers, encompassing military zones, forts, and settlements that served as a buffer against Germanic tribes.

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Surface form Occurrences
Roman heritage of the Rhine region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman provincial region
frontier region
administrativeDivisionOf Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED
approximateLocation modern Austria
modern Belgium NERFINISHED
modern France
modern Germany
modern Netherlands
modern Switzerland NERFINISHED
borderedBy Germanic tribal territories
borderType fortified frontier
river frontier
conflictWith Germanic tribes NERFINISHED
defendedBy Roman legions
auxiliary cohorts
economy military supply
trade with Germanic tribes
function buffer zone against Germanic tribes
military frontier
garrisonedBy Roman army NERFINISHED
governedBy Roman provincial governors
hasPart Germania Inferior NERFINISHED
Germania Superior NERFINISHED
canabae
civilian settlements
fortified camps
forts
military zones
vici
infrastructure Roman roads NERFINISHED
fortified walls
watchtowers
languageOfAdministration Latin NERFINISHED
locatedAlong Danube River NERFINISHED
Rhine River NERFINISHED
lostTerritoryBeyond Germania Magna NERFINISHED
majorRiverBoundary Limes Germanicus NERFINISHED
notableEvent Battle of the Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED
notableEventDate 9 CE
notableTribeOpponents Chatti NERFINISHED
Cherusci NERFINISHED
Suebi NERFINISHED
partOf Roman Empire
primaryReligion Roman polytheism
status imperial province frontier
timePeriod 1st century BCE
1st century CE
2nd century CE
3rd century CE

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Classis Germanica historicalRegion Roman Germania
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier) partOf Roman Germania
subject surface form: Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
this entity surface form: Roman heritage of the Rhine region