Latin "Silva Hercynia"
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Latin "Silva Hercynia" is the classical name used by Roman authors for the vast ancient forested region known as the Hercynian Forest in central Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latin "Silva Hercynia" canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient geographical name
ⓘ
forest ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic tribes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germanic tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ wild animals in Roman accounts ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Ancient European forests
ⓘ
Roman-era geographical regions ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dense forests
ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Iron Age Europe
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | vast ancient forested region in central Europe ⓘ |
| describedInWork |
Commentarii de Bello Gallico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germania (Tacitus) NERFINISHED ⓘ Naturalis Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyLinkedTo | Proto-Celtic *perkʷu- (forest) (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| extendsAcross |
Bohemia (ancient descriptions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danube region (ancient descriptions) ⓘ parts of modern Austria (approximate) ⓘ parts of modern Czech Republic (approximate) ⓘ parts of modern Germany (approximate) ⓘ parts of modern Slovakia (approximate) ⓘ upper Rhine region (ancient descriptions) ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Alps (approximate southern extent, ancient sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTowards | Carpathian region (approximate eastern extent, ancient sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeForm | Hercynia Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Silva Hercynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Hercynian Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelevanceFor |
historical geography of Europe
ⓘ
study of Roman-Germanic frontier ⓘ |
| hasType | macro-region ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Europe ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIn |
Roman geography
ⓘ
classical historiography ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo | any single modern forest ⓘ |
| partOf | Germania (ancient region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | remote wilderness by Romans ⓘ |
| timePeriod | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman authors ⓘ |
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