Via Egnatia trade network
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The Via Egnatia trade network was an important ancient overland and maritime commercial corridor across the Balkans that linked key ports like Neapolis with inland cities and facilitated trade between the eastern and western regions of the Roman world.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient trade network
ⓘ
commercial corridor ⓘ |
| connects |
eastern Roman regions
ⓘ
western Roman regions ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Apollonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ Dyrrachium NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclea Lyncestis NERFINISHED ⓘ Lychnidus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pella NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessalonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsPort | Neapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Adriatic Sea basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aegean Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Illyricum NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole | major east–west commercial artery ⓘ |
| enabled |
cultural exchange
ⓘ
movement of goods ⓘ movement of people ⓘ |
| facilitated |
ceramic trade
ⓘ
grain trade ⓘ metal trade ⓘ olive oil trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ textile trade ⓘ wine trade ⓘ |
| follows | Via Egnatia road alignment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent | Via Egnatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedMaritimePort |
Dyrrachium (Durrës)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neapolis (Kavala) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Italian road network
ⓘ
Via Appia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Balkans ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
imperial integration
ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ |
| terminusNear |
Adriatic coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aegean coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman merchants ⓘ imperial officials ⓘ local Balkan traders ⓘ |
| usesRouteType |
maritime route
ⓘ
overland route ⓘ |
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