Frigidus River

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The Frigidus River is an ancient waterway in the eastern Alps, historically renowned as the site of a decisive battle between Roman imperial forces in 394 AD.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Frigidus River canonical 1
Frigidus River valley 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient river
river
associatedWith Arbogast
Christianization of the Roman Empire
Eugenius
Theodosius I
climateCharacteristic cold waters
country Roman Empire
era Late Antiquity
flowsThrough Vipava Valley
historicalNameOf Vipava River
hydrologicalSystem Adriatic Sea drainage basin
knownFor Battle of the Frigidus
locatedIn Alps
Illyricum
eastern Alps
linked to: Eastern Alps

modern Slovenia
mentionedIn late Roman historical sources
modernCountry Slovenia
mouthLocatedIn Soča River basin
nameEtymology Latin frigidus meaning cold
partOf Roman Empire frontier regions
region Noricum-Illyricum border area
relevance turning point in Roman religious and political history
significantEvent decisive battle between Roman imperial forces
significantEventDate 394 AD
siteOf Battle of the Frigidus
strategicImportance military route through eastern Alps
timePeriodOfProminence 4th century AD
usedAs battlefield landmark

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Referenced by (2)

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

Battle of the Frigidus location Frigidus River
subject linked to: Battle of the Frigidus in 394
Battle of the Frigidus place Frigidus River valley
linked to: Frigidus River