Belgica
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Belgica was a Roman province in northeastern Gaul, roughly corresponding to parts of modern Belgium, Luxembourg, northeastern France, and western Germany.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman province ⓘ |
| administrativeType | imperial province ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Britannia (by sea)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ Lugdunensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Augusta Treverorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durocortorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Roman administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Belgae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Roman governor
ⓘ
legatus Augusti pro praetore ⓘ |
| historicalRole | frontier province near the Rhine ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Augusta Treverorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bagacum NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonia Agrippinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Durocortorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesontio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Gaulish
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
northeastern France
ⓘ
northeastern Gaul ⓘ western Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryPresence | Roman legions ⓘ |
| modernEquivalentRegion |
Benelux area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ western Germany ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Belgae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Celtic polytheism
ⓘ
Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of routes between Italy and the Channel coast
ⓘ
defense of Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Gallia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallia Comata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century AD
ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ Roman Imperial era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Belgium