Roman province of Scythia Minor
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The Roman province of Scythia Minor was a frontier coastal region along the western Black Sea, in what is now Dobruja (split between Romania and Bulgaria), serving as a strategic military and trading zone of the late Roman Empire.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman province
ⓘ
frontier province ⓘ |
| administrativeDiocese | Diocese of Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativePrefecture | Praetorian Prefecture of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Gothic incursions
ⓘ
Slavic migrations NERFINISHED ⓘ barbarian invasions ⓘ |
| borders | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
Northern Dobruja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Dobruja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdUnderEmperor | Diocletian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Diocletianic reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| existedUntil | early 7th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Roman army
ⓘ
comitatenses ⓘ limitanei ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Tomis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalStatus | Christian bishoprics ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
Danubian limes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tropaeum Traiani fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal forts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military frontier
ⓘ
naval defense area ⓘ trading zone ⓘ |
| hasGovernorTitle | praeses ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Axiopolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Callatis NERFINISHED ⓘ Histria NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tropaeum Traiani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite | Tropaeum Traiani monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Getae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek colonists ⓘ Roman settlers ⓘ Thracian populations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Dobruja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western coast of the Black Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| previouslyPartOf | Moesia Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
control of Black Sea trade routes
ⓘ
defense of the Danube frontier ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.