Roman city of Augusta Treverorum (Trier)

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The Roman city of Augusta Treverorum, known today as Trier in Germany, was a major imperial residence and administrative center of the Roman Empire in the western provinces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component
administrative center
ancient Roman city
archbishopric seat
imperial residence
continuity developed into the medieval and modern city of Trier
country Germany NERFINISHED
foundedAs colonia
foundedBy Romans NERFINISHED
hasAmphitheatre yes
hasBaths yes
hasCityWall yes
hasForum yes
hasImperialPalace yes
hasLatinName Augusta Treverorum NERFINISHED
hasModernName Trier NERFINISHED
hasStructure Barbara Baths NERFINISHED
Basilica of Constantine (Aula Palatina) NERFINISHED
Imperial Baths of Trier NERFINISHED
Porta Nigra NERFINISHED
Roman bridge of Trier NERFINISHED
amphitheatre of Trier NERFINISHED
cathedral complex of Trier NERFINISHED
heritageStatus Roman monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier are UNESCO World Heritage Site
inhabitedBy Treveri NERFINISHED
languageUsed Latin
laterLanguage German
Latin (ecclesiastical)
locatedIn Moselle valley NERFINISHED
Roman province of Gallia Belgica NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDayState Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Moselle River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED
the Treveri tribe NERFINISHED
partOf Diocese of Gaul NERFINISHED
Roman Empire
recognizedAs major political center in Late Antiquity
one of the largest cities north of the Alps in the Roman Empire
region western provinces of the Roman Empire
religiousRole early Christian center
seat of the bishop of Trier
role administrative center of the western provinces
capital of the Treveri
commercial center
imperial residence of the Western Roman Empire
military base
seat of a Praetorian Prefect
servedAs residence of Constantine the Great
residence of other Tetrarchic emperors

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Imperial palace of Trier partOf Roman city of Augusta Treverorum (Trier)
subject surface form: Imperial Palace of Trier
this entity surface form: Roman city of Augusta Treverorum
Treveri oppidum predecessorOf Roman city of Augusta Treverorum (Trier)