Alpes Cottiae (Roman province)

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Roman province

Alpes Cottiae was a small Roman imperial province in the western Alps, strategically controlling key mountain passes between Italy and Gaul.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Alpes Cottiae 1
province of Alpes Cottiae 1
province of Alpes Graiae et Poeninae 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman province ⓘ
administrativeLevel small province ⓘ
annexedFrom Kingdom of Cottius NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy Alpes Graiae et Poeninae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alpes Maritimae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gallia Narbonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italia (Roman province) NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Segusio NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlled Col de Montgenèvre NERFINISHED ⓘ
Montgenèvre Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
key passes between Italy and Gaul ⓘ
correspondsTo Cottian Alps region NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdAsProvinceBy Emperor Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman imperial administration ⓘ
currencyUsed Roman currency ⓘ
existedDuring 1st century AD ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ
3rd century AD ⓘ
function military frontier zone ⓘ
transit corridor between Italy and Gaul ⓘ
governedBy equestrian procurator ⓘ
procurator ⓘ
incorporatedInto Diocletianic provincial reorganization ⓘ
languageUsed Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainRoad Alpine route between Augusta Taurinorum and Gaul ⓘ
Via Domitia NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRole protection of Alpine passes ⓘ
modernSiteOf Susa, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Marcus Julius Cottius NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedFor Cottian Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Alpine provinces of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Italian Alpine frontier ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
previousPoliticalStatus client kingdom ⓘ
previousRuler King Cottius NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionToday Hautes-Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ
Savoie NERFINISHED ⓘ
religionOfficial Roman polytheism ⓘ
romanName Alpes Cottiae NERFINISHED ⓘ
status imperial province ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Alpine transit routes ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
timePeriod early Roman Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Roman conquest of the Alps → created → Alpes Cottiae (Roman province) ⓘ
this entity surface form: province of Alpes Cottiae
Roman conquest of the Alps → created → Alpes Cottiae (Roman province) ⓘ
this entity surface form: province of Alpes Graiae et Poeninae
Diocese of Italia → hasPart → Alpes Cottiae (Roman province) ⓘ
this entity surface form: province of Alpes Poenninae
Lepontine Gaul → laterIncorporatedInto → Alpes Cottiae (Roman province) ⓘ
this entity surface form: province of Alpes Poeninae
Roman conquest of the Alps → location → Alpes Cottiae (Roman province) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alpes Cottiae
Segusio → partOf → Alpes Cottiae (Roman province) ⓘ