Roman limes system

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient border defense system
gptkbp:builtBy roads
forts
stone walls
watchtowers
ditches
earthworks
military camps
palisades
gptkbp:etymology Latin 'limes' meaning 'boundary' or 'frontier'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roman limes system
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Hadrian's_Wall
gptkb:Limes_Tripolitanus
gptkb:Antonine_Wall
gptkb:Limes_Arabicus
gptkb:Limes_Germanicus
gptkb:Limes_Britannicus
gptkb:Limes_Moesiae
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Carnuntum
gptkb:Lambaesis
gptkb:Qasr_Bshir
gptkb:Dura-Europos
gptkb:Housesteads
gptkb:Vindolanda
gptkb:Aquincum
gptkb:Porolissum
gptkb:Segedunum
Saalburg
gptkbp:period 1st century AD
3rd century AD
2nd century AD
4th century AD
gptkbp:purpose defense
border control
regulation of trade
prevention of invasions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Roman_military
Roman legions
Roman forts
Roman roads
Roman engineering
barbarian invasions
Roman provinces
Roman Empire expansion
Roman Empire decline
Roman watchtowers
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Hadrian's_Wall
gptkb:Antonine_Wall
gptkb:Limes_Germanicus
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Limes_Arabicus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7