Limes Germanicus

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Roman frontier system archaeological site fortification line

Limes Germanicus was a fortified frontier system of the Roman Empire that marked and defended its boundary in the regions of Germania.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes 10
Lower Germanic Limes 3
Roman limes system 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman frontier system ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
fortification line ⓘ
abandoned 3rd century AD ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence excavated forts ⓘ
reconstructed towers ⓘ
visible earthworks ⓘ
builtBy Roman army ⓘ
constructionBegan 1st century AD ⓘ
contains ditches ⓘ
earthen ramparts ⓘ
fortlets ⓘ
forts ⓘ
palisades ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ
controlledBy Roman Empire ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
endPoint near Regensburg ⓘ
follows Danube ⓘ
surface form: River Danube

Rhine ⓘ
surface form: River Rhine
function border defense system ⓘ
control of movement and trade ⓘ
military frontier ⓘ
hasPart Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lower Germanic Limes

Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rhaetian Limes

Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Upper Germanic Limes

Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes

dry limes between Rhine and Danube ⓘ
wet limes on the Rhine ⓘ
heritageCountry Germany ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
heritageDesignation Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: Frontiers of the Roman Empire
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
Germania ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Germany ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
meaningOfName Germanic frontier ⓘ
notableSite Aalen Roman fort ⓘ
Saalburg Roman fort ⓘ
partOf Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Roman limes

Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: frontiers of the Roman Empire
recognizedAs UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
significantExpansion 2nd century AD ⓘ
startPoint North Sea ⓘ
surface form: North Sea coast
threatenedBy Germanic peoples ⓘ
surface form: Alemanni

Germanic peoples ⓘ
surface form: Franks
usedFor demarcation of imperial territory ⓘ
protection against Germanic tribes ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Empire → border → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
Hadrian's Wall → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman limes system
Limes Germanicus → partOf → Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman limes
Limes Germanicus → hasPart → Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Limes Germanicus → hasPart → Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic Limes
Limes Germanicus → hasPart → Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhaetian Limes
Limes Germanicus → hasPart → Limes Germanicus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Germanic Limes
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site → hasPart → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper German–Raetian Limes
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site → originalComponent → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper German–Raetian Limes
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site → location → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman provinces of Germania Superior and Raetia (remains)
Taunus region → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
subject surface form: Saalburg Roman fort
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Saalburg Roman fort → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Saalburg Roman fort → locatedOn → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
Saalburg Roman fort → locatedOn → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic Limes
Saalburg Roman fort → hasNearbyFeature → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Limes palisade
Antonine Wall → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman limes system
Aalen Roman fort → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Aalen Roman fort → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman frontiers
Aalen Roman fort → guardedSectionOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Roman fort Traiectum → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
subject surface form: Traiectum
this entity surface form: Lower Germanic Limes
Roman fort Traiectum → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
subject surface form: Traiectum
this entity surface form: Roman limes
Roman fort Traiectum → associatedWith → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
subject surface form: Traiectum
this entity surface form: Roman frontier in the Netherlands
Argentoratum → locatedOn → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman frontier of the Rhine limes
Aquincum → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman limes system
Taunus → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman frontier system
Classis Germanica → theaterOfOperations → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman–Germanic frontier
Germania Superior → hadFrontierSystem → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Roman Army Museum (nearby, same trust) → focusesOn → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
subject surface form: Roman Army Museum
this entity surface form: Roman frontier
limitanei → stationedAt → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman frontiers
cohors II Raetorum → stationedAlong → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
limes Germanicus → alsoKnownAs → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
subject surface form: Limes Germanicus
this entity surface form: Germanic Limes
limes Germanicus → hasPart → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
subject surface form: Limes Germanicus
this entity surface form: Raetian Limes
Main River region → historicallyBorderedBy → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman frontier (limes) in Germania
Limes Museum Aalen → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Nijmegen Hunerberg → partOf → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman frontier in the Netherlands
Rhine frontier → hasPart → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Rhine frontier → hasPart → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Germanic Limes
Augustan wars → hasLocation → Limes Germanicus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhenish limes