Vesontio
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Vesontio was the ancient Roman city that later became Besançon, an important urban and military center in the province of Germania Superior.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus |
civitas of the Sequani
ⓘ
municipium in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Romans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sequani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryToday | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military center ⓘ urban center ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsIn | Besançon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
Roman theater or amphitheater
ⓘ
Roman walls ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman fortifications
ⓘ
amphitheater ⓘ aqueducts ⓘ bridge over the Doubs ⓘ forum ⓘ public baths ⓘ |
| hasRole |
fortified city
ⓘ
regional capital ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Sequani (before Roman conquest) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Vesontio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vesontio (Latin name of Besançon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesontium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| laterBecame | Besançon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ province of Germania Superior ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Besançon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Commentarii de Bello Gallico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | city of Besançon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman province of Germania Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preRomanInhabitation | Sequani oppidum ⓘ |
| regionToday | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedIn | a loop of the Doubs River ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Doubs River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Jura and Rhine corridors
ⓘ
control of routes between Gaul and Germania ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman period ⓘ |
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