Britannia Superior
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Britannia Superior was a Roman province in southern Britain that included the important city of Londinium (London) as a major administrative and commercial center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Britannia Superior canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8312088 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Britannia Superior Context triple: [Londinium, wasInProvince, Britannia Superior]
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Britannia Prima
Britannia Prima was a late Roman province carved out of Roman Britain during the empire’s administrative reorganization in the 3rd–4th centuries CE.
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Britannia Secunda
Britannia Secunda was a late Roman province in Britain, created during the administrative reorganization of Roman Britain and generally thought to have encompassed parts of what is now northern England and possibly Wales.
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Britannia Inferior
Britannia Inferior was a northern Roman province in Britain, centered on Eboracum (modern York), created when the original province of Britannia was split for administrative and military control.
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Brigantium
Brigantium was a significant Roman-era settlement in the province of Raetia, located near present-day Bregenz on the eastern shore of Lake Constance.
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Britannia (Roman province)
Britannia was a Roman province encompassing much of modern-day England and Wales, serving as the empire’s northwestern frontier and site of major fortifications and military activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Britannia Superior Target entity description: Britannia Superior was a Roman province in southern Britain that included the important city of Londinium (London) as a major administrative and commercial center.
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A.
Britannia Prima
Britannia Prima was a late Roman province carved out of Roman Britain during the empire’s administrative reorganization in the 3rd–4th centuries CE.
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B.
Britannia Secunda
Britannia Secunda was a late Roman province in Britain, created during the administrative reorganization of Roman Britain and generally thought to have encompassed parts of what is now northern England and possibly Wales.
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C.
Britannia Inferior
Britannia Inferior was a northern Roman province in Britain, centered on Eboracum (modern York), created when the original province of Britannia was split for administrative and military control.
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D.
Brigantium
Brigantium was a significant Roman-era settlement in the province of Raetia, located near present-day Bregenz on the eastern shore of Lake Constance.
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E.
Britannia (Roman province)
Britannia was a Roman province encompassing much of modern-day England and Wales, serving as the empire’s northwestern frontier and site of major fortifications and military activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman province
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historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Londinium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders | Britannia Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Londinium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commercialCenter | Londinium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Calleva Atrebatum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durocobrivis NERFINISHED ⓘ Durovernum Cantiacorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Londinium NERFINISHED ⓘ Noviomagus Reginorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Portus Dubris NERFINISHED ⓘ Verulamium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | late 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| dividedFrom | Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedUnder |
Emperor Antoninus Pius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Hadrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | senatorial legate ⓘ |
| hasLegion |
Legio II Augusta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legio XX Valeria Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Calleva Atrebatum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Londinium NERFINISHED ⓘ Verulamium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort |
Londinium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portus Dubris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRankOfGovernor | consular legate ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Britannia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Britain ⓘ |
| militaryRole | stationing of Roman legions ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryIncludes |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman polytheism
ⓘ
local Celtic cults ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto |
Flavia Caesariensis
NERFINISHED
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Maxima Caesariensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadNetwork |
Ermine Street
NERFINISHED
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Stane Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Watling Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd century AD
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3rd century AD ⓘ |
| usesCurrency |
Roman denarius
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Roman sestertius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Britannia Superior Description of subject: Britannia Superior was a Roman province in southern Britain that included the important city of Londinium (London) as a major administrative and commercial center.
Referenced by (4)
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