Roman colony
Sign in to saveAlso known as colonia, coloniae, colony, Roman colonia, colonia inmune, Roman coloniae, Colonia (Roman)
Roman outpost established in conquered territory to secure it
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Within Vinony's link graph, Roman colony is referenced by 743 other articles, and connects out to Julius Caesar, Moesia and Palestine.
It sits within the topics Coloniae (Roman), Colonies in antiquity and Geography of ancient Rome.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- colony
- Country
- Ancient Rome
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons category
- Roman colonies
- has characteristic
- Roman law
- topic's main category
- Category:Coloniae (Roman)
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Encyclopedic overview
Map showing the "Roman coloniae" in the second century, after Trajan. A Roman colonia (pl.: coloniae) was originally a settlement of Roman citizens, establishing a Roman outpost in federated or conquered territory, for the purpose of securing it. Eventually, however, the term came to denote the highest status of a Roman city. It is also the origin of the modern term "colony".
Characteristics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roman colony” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.