Roman province of Alpes Maritimae

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The Roman province of Alpes Maritimae was an imperial frontier region in the southwestern Alps, established to secure key mountain passes and coastal routes between Italy and Gaul.

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Roman province of Alpes Maritimae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman province ⓘ
Roman road ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
frontier region ⓘ
imperial province ⓘ
administrativeStatus imperial province of equestrian rank ⓘ
borders Gaul ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Ligurian coast ⓘ
connects Gaul ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
contains Alpine passes ⓘ
coastal settlements ⓘ
createdFrom conquered Alpine territories ⓘ
economicActivity local agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
transit trade through Alpine passes ⓘ
establishedBy Roman Empire ⓘ
establishedInCentury 1st century BC ⓘ
establishedUnder Emperor Augustus ⓘ
linked to: Augustus
governedBy imperial procurator ⓘ
procurator ⓘ
hasCapital Cemenelum ⓘ
incorporatedPeoples Alpine tribes ⓘ
Ligures ⓘ
linked to: Ligurians
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
laterPartOf Diocletianic dioceses of the Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedIn Alpes Maritimae ⓘ
linked to: Maritime Alps

Alps ⓘ
southwestern Alps ⓘ
linked to: Western Alps
locatedOn Mediterranean coast ⓘ
militaryRole stationing of Roman troops ⓘ
modernLocation Cimiez, Nice, France ⓘ
linked to: Cimiez
modernTerritoryIncludes northwestern Italy ⓘ
southeastern France ⓘ
neighboringProvince Alpes Cottiae ⓘ
Alpes Graiae et Poeninae ⓘ
Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ
Italia ⓘ
linked to: Italy
partOf Roman Empire ⓘ
purpose control coastal routes ⓘ
military frontier defense ⓘ
protect communications between Italy and Gaul ⓘ
secure mountain passes ⓘ
religion Roman polytheism ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Alpine passes ⓘ
control of maritime approaches to Italy ⓘ
traversedBy Via Julia Augusta ⓘ

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Cimiez → wasCapitalOf → Roman province of Alpes Maritimae ⓘ