Alpine provinces of the Roman Empire
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The Alpine provinces of the Roman Empire were a group of mountainous frontier regions in the central Alps that Rome organized and governed to secure key transalpine routes and its northern borders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alpine provinces of the Roman Empire canonical | 1 |
| Roman provincial organization of the Alpine region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of Roman provinces
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Gallia Narbonensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germania Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ Italia (Roman province) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pannonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
military roads
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ sparse urbanization ⓘ |
| conqueredFrom |
Celtic tribes
ⓘ
Ligurians NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhaetian tribes ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | frontier provinces ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman imperial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alpes Atrectianae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpes Cottiae NERFINISHED ⓘ Alpes Graiae NERFINISHED ⓘ Alpes Graiae et Poeninae NERFINISHED ⓘ Alpes Maritimae NERFINISHED ⓘ Alpes Penninae NERFINISHED ⓘ Alpes Poeninae NERFINISHED ⓘ Alpes Rhaeticae NERFINISHED ⓘ Noricum NERFINISHED ⓘ Raetia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedPass |
Great St Bernard Pass
GENERATED
ⓘ
Little St Bernard Pass GENERATED ⓘ Montgenèvre Pass GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageDuringRomanRule | Latin ⓘ |
| laterBecamePartOf |
early medieval Germanic realms
ⓘ
medieval kingdoms of Burgundy ⓘ medieval kingdoms of Italy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ central Alps ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| purpose |
control of transalpine routes
ⓘ
facilitation of military movement ⓘ facilitation of trade between Italy and northern provinces ⓘ protection of northern frontier of Roman Italy ⓘ securing passes across the Alps ⓘ |
| religionDuringRomanRule | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of routes between Italy and Danubian provinces
ⓘ
control of routes between Italy and Gaul ⓘ control of routes between Italy and Germania ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Principate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
customs and toll collection on alpine routes
ⓘ
stationing of auxiliary troops ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman provincial organization of the Alpine region