Samarobriva

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Samarobriva is the ancient Roman name for the city now known as Amiens in northern France, which served as an important settlement in Roman Gaul.

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Samarobriva canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman city
archaeological site
ancientNameOf Amiens
connectedBy Roman road network
connectedTo Augusta Suessionum
Bagacum Nerviorum
Gesoriacum
Lutetia
countryDuringRomanPeriod Roman Empire
culture Gallo-Roman
etymologyContains Celtic elements
evolvedInto medieval city of Amiens
linked to: Amiens, France
flourishedInCentury 1st century CE
2nd century CE
3rd century CE
hasArchaeologicalRemains Roman roads
Roman walls
amphitheatre
thermal baths
hasRole commercial center in Roman Gaul
transport hub in Roman Gaul
languageOfName Latin
locatedIn Roman Gaul
linked to: Gaul

northern France
locatedInPresentDay Amiens
locatedInPresentDayCountry France
modernDepartment Somme
linked to: Somme River
modernRegion Hauts-de-France
namedAfterTribe Ambiani
nearModernCityCenterOf Amiens
partOf Roman military and administrative network
preRomanInhabitants Ambiani
regionHistorically Picardy
romanProvince Gallia Belgica
servedAs important settlement in Roman Gaul
regional administrative center
road junction
situatedOnRiver Somme River
timePeriod Roman era

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

Amiens ancientName Samarobriva
Ambiani capital Samarobriva
Three Gauls hasMajorCity Samarobriva