Roman province of Gallia Belgica
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The Roman province of Gallia Belgica was an imperial territory in northeastern Gaul that encompassed parts of modern Belgium, Luxembourg, northeastern France, western Germany, and the southern Netherlands, serving as a key military and administrative frontier region of the Roman Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gallia Belgica | 0 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman province ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Durocortorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Britannia (province)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ Lugdunensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Durocortorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Belgica Prima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgica Secunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter |
Gallic Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | reign of Augustus ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Crisis of the Third Century
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dominate ⓘ Principate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative region
ⓘ
buffer against Germanic tribes ⓘ military frontier region ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Roman legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | imperial legate ⓘ |
| hadInhabitants |
Belgae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germanic tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanized Gauls ⓘ |
| hadRoad | Via Agrippa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Atuatuca Tungrorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augusta Treverorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Bagacum Nerviorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Bavay NERFINISHED ⓘ Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonia Agrippinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongeren NERFINISHED ⓘ Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| laterBecamePartOf |
Frankish kingdoms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merovingian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Gaul ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ western Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryZone | Rhine frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Belgae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| preRomanPeoples |
Belgae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celtic tribes ⓘ Germanic tribes ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| reorganizedUnder | Diocletian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of routes between Italy and the Channel coast
ⓘ
defense of Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| taxStatus | imperial province ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Three Gauls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tres Galliae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cohors I Tungrorum