Roman province of Germania Superior
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The Roman province of Germania Superior was an imperial frontier region along the upper Rhine, encompassing parts of modern eastern France, western Switzerland, and southwestern Germany, and serving as a key military and administrative zone of the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman province of Germania Superior canonical | 1 |
| Roman provinces of Germania Superior | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8385855 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman province of Germania Superior Context triple: [Sequani, laterPartOf, Roman province of Germania Superior]
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A.
Roman province of Germania Inferior
The Roman province of Germania Inferior was a frontier region of the Roman Empire along the lower Rhine, encompassing parts of modern-day Netherlands, Belgium, and western Germany, and serving as a key military and administrative zone.
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B.
Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis
The Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis was an administrative region in late Roman Britain, likely located in the southeastern part of the island and named in honor of the Flavian imperial dynasty.
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C.
Roman province of Gallia Treverorum
The Roman province of Gallia Treverorum was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in what is now western Germany and surrounding areas, centered on the important city of Trier (Augusta Treverorum).
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D.
Roman province of Gallia Belgica
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.
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E.
Germania Inferior
Germania Inferior was a Roman imperial province along the lower Rhine frontier, encompassing parts of what are now the Netherlands, Belgium, and western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman province of Germania Superior Target entity description: The Roman province of Germania Superior was an imperial frontier region along the upper Rhine, encompassing parts of modern eastern France, western Switzerland, and southwestern Germany, and serving as a key military and administrative zone of the Roman Empire.
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A.
Roman province of Germania Inferior
The Roman province of Germania Inferior was a frontier region of the Roman Empire along the lower Rhine, encompassing parts of modern-day Netherlands, Belgium, and western Germany, and serving as a key military and administrative zone.
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B.
Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis
The Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis was an administrative region in late Roman Britain, likely located in the southeastern part of the island and named in honor of the Flavian imperial dynasty.
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C.
Roman province of Gallia Treverorum
The Roman province of Gallia Treverorum was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in what is now western Germany and surrounding areas, centered on the important city of Trier (Augusta Treverorum).
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D.
Roman province of Gallia Belgica
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.
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E.
Germania Inferior
Germania Inferior was a Roman imperial province along the lower Rhine frontier, encompassing parts of what are now the Netherlands, Belgium, and western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman frontier fortification
ⓘ
Roman province ⓘ imperial frontier province ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Gallia Belgica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallia Lugdunensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Raetia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedToExistAsProvince | early 5th century CE ⓘ |
| createdFrom | military district of Upper Germany ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade along the Rhine ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | late 1st century CE ⓘ |
| fullyOrganizedBy | reign of Domitian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | legatus Augusti pro praetore ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsAt |
Augusta Raurica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Mogontiacum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFrontierSystem | Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Aquae Mattiacorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Argentoratum NERFINISHED ⓘ Augusta Raurica NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogontiacum NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesontio NERFINISHED ⓘ Vindonissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryRole |
base for legions on the upper Rhine
ⓘ
defense of Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| incorporatedPeoples |
Celtic tribes
ⓘ
Germanic tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInThePresentDay |
Besançon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainz NERFINISHED ⓘ Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiesbaden NERFINISHED ⓘ Windisch NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern France ⓘ near Basel ⓘ southwestern Germany ⓘ western Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | upper Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| stationedLegion |
Legio VIII Augusta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legio XIV Gemina NERFINISHED ⓘ Legio XXI Rapax NERFINISHED ⓘ Legio XXII Primigenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryLaterControlledBy |
Alamanni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underwentProcess | Romanization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman province of Germania Superior Description of subject: The Roman province of Germania Superior was an imperial frontier region along the upper Rhine, encompassing parts of modern eastern France, western Switzerland, and southwestern Germany, and serving as a key military and administrative zone of the Roman Empire.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman provinces of Germania Superior