The Limes Germanicus (Latin for Germanic frontier), or 'Germanic Limes', is the name given in modern times to a line of frontier (limes) fortifications...
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(Aquae Mattiacae), and Germania Superior's capital, Mainz (Mogontiacum). It comprised the Middle Rhine, bordering on the Limes Germanicus, and on the Alpine...
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Limes), forming the border between the Roman provinces of Germania Inferior and Germania Superior. By contrast with the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes...
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The Lower Germanic Limes (Latin: limes ad Germaniam inferiorem, Dutch: Neder-Germaanse Limes, German: Niedergermanischer Limes) is the former frontier...
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Pannonian Limes (Latin: Limes Pannonicus; German: Pannonischer Limes) is part of the old Roman fortified frontier known as the Danubian Limes that runs...
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Barbarian invasions into the Roman Empire of the 3rd century (section Second phase: military anarchy and the repeated breakthroughs of the northern limes (235-253))
of the Danubian limes. 227/228 Under the reign of Alexander Severus, the Iazyges brought a new incursion along the Lower Pannonian limes, as would also...
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German and Sarmatian campaigns of Constantine (section First phase (306–316): defence of the Rhine limes)
of the limes sarmaticus (from 317). In the following years, Constantine mostly occupied himself in the central section of the Danubian Limes, mostly...
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Barbaricum to distinguish it from the Roman provinces of Germania Inferior and Germania Superior, was a historical region in north-central Europe during the...
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Mrozewicz, "Ein neuer römischer Senator aus Novae (Moesia Inferior)", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 57 (1984), pp. 179-180 Giuseppe Camodeca...
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Roman Dacia (redirect from Dacia Inferior)
departments: Dacia Superior ("Upper Dacia") and Dacia Inferior ("Lower Dacia"; later named Dacia Malvensis). Between 124 and around 158, Dacia Superior was divided...
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(in Italian) Roman Forts in Limes Arabicus A map of the VIA NOVA TRAIANA showing the outposts that made up Hadrian's limes Romans and Arabia (google book)...
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Assyria, well after Trajan's rule, its desert frontier being called the Limes Arabicus. It produced the Emperor Philippus, who was born around 204. As...
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As part of the army of Germania Inferior, X Gemina fought against the rebellion of the governor of Germania Superior, L. Antonius Saturninus, against...
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reigns of emperors Augustus and Tiberius was the River Danube. Later the Limes Germanicus marked the northern boundary, stretching for 166 km north of...
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the terrain with the limes and to inclose fertile soils. For example, the fertile Wetterau, opposite the Mainz was within the limes; the poor, pine-covered...
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offerings is inferior to the temple at Ephesos, but in the harmony and skill shown in the structure of the sacred enclosure is far superior to it. And in...
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speaking Germanic languages: the Franks (Germania inferior, Francia), the Alemanni (Germania superior, Alemannia), the Burgundians (Burgundy), the Visigoths...
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concentration of forces in Italy allowed the Alamanni to break through the Rhaetian limes along the upper Danube. Marching through Raetia and the Alps unhindered...
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Greek naval terms. Despite the massive buildup, the Roman crews remained inferior in naval experience to the Carthaginians, and could not hope to match them...
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Viminacium (category Moesia Superior)
Пожаревац 2001, 135–158. S. Golubović, Decorated lead sarcophagi in Moesia Superior, LIMES XVIII, Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress of Roman Frontier...
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Hadrian in 118. Hadrian also withdrew, by 126 (cf: the establishment of the Limes Transalutanus), from a large portion of Decebal's former Dacian kingdom...
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in AD 12. The year after, he was made proconsul of Germania Inferior, Germania Superior, and all of Gaul. From there he commanded eight legions, about...
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Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, Germania Inferior (in present-day Cologne, Germany). Nida, Germania Superior (in present-day Frankfurt-Heddernheim, Germany)...
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romanisation) touched partially even the populations living outside the Roman limes (mainly the Garamantes and the Getuli), who were reached with Roman expeditions...
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important events in European history. The provinces of Germania Superior and Germania Inferior, sometimes collectively referred to as Roman Germania, were...
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Dacia (section North of the limes (c. 270 – c. 330))
supported by Castra of Hinova, Rusidava and Castra of Pietroasele. The limes passed to the north of Castra of Tirighina-Bărboși and ended at Sasyk Lagoon...
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exported to Rome. The neighboring Roman provinces of Germania superior and Germania inferior produced a great deal of lead, which has been found stamped...
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Rafflesiaceae: inferior ovary, large flowers occurring singly Mitrastemonaceae: superior ovary, flowers occurring singly Cytinaceae: inferior ovary, flowers...
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veteran Aurelius Drigisa from Moesia Inferior and of the legionary Titus Aurelius Drigissa from Moesia Superior. The final element -gis(s)a is frequent...
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prerogative of persons belonging to a religious order. An inferior cannot bless a superior or exercise ordinary powers in his presence. The priest, for...
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