Roman province of Picenum
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The Roman province of Picenum was an administrative region on Italy’s Adriatic coast, known for its strategic location, agricultural productivity, and early integration into the Roman state.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman province
ⓘ
administrative region ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
cereals
ⓘ
high-quality wine ⓘ olive oil ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
inscriptions in Latin
ⓘ
remains of Roman roads and farms ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ager Gallicus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apennine Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabina NERFINISHED ⓘ Umbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Asculum Picenum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | Romanization of Picene population ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Picentes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Adriatic coastal markets
ⓘ
other regions of Italy ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman magistrates ⓘ |
| grantedRomanCitizenshipTo | local communities ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAfter | Picentine War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedIntoRomeBy | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural productivity
ⓘ
early integration into the Roman state ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| laterBecamePartOf | Regio V Picenum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Italy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Adriatic coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
grain production
ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Ancona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asculum Picenum NERFINISHED ⓘ Auximum NERFINISHED ⓘ Firmum Picenum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | recruitment area for Roman legions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Picentes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Picenum (pre-Roman region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| roadNetwork |
connected to Via Flaminia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
connected to Via Salaria ⓘ |
| romanConquestCompletedBy | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Adriatic routes
ⓘ
link between northern and southern Italy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Imperial era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republican era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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