Germania Inferior
"Germania Inferior" was the name of a province of the Roman Empire, more or less identical with the southern part of the Netherlands and a piece of western Germany. In this category, you will also find articles about the land across the Rhine and the adjacent provinces: Germania Superior and Gallia Belgica.
There are 688 items in Germania Inferior:
Rindern, Tile with inscription of I Minervia |
Roompot
Roompot: possible location of a Roman fort along the North Sea shore.In 173, the Chauci, a tribe that lived in what is now called Groningen and Ostfriesland, and was well-known for its sea-faring qualities, attacked what is now called Flanders.…
Rossum, La Tène torques |
Saalburg Museum
Museum with Roman military objects, part of a reconstructed Roman limes fort. There are 10 items in Saalburg Museum: …Sambra (Sambre)
Sambra: river in Gallia Belgica, modern Sambre. The Sambre near Thuin The river Sambre has its sources near modern Nouvion-en-Thiéreache in northern…Scaldis (Scheldt)
Scaldis: river in the west of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica. The modern English name is Scheldt, but it is locally known as Escaut (French) and Schelde (Dutch). …
Section of a Roman road |
Servatius of Tongeren
Servatius (†384): bishop of Tongeren, one of the first Christian leaders in the Low Countries. Box reliquary of Servatius (detail) Servatius was…
Site of Mannaricum |
Tabula Leersumiana
"Tabula Leersumiana": modern name of a fragment of an ancient Roman inscription, found near modern Leersum. The Tabula Leersumiana In the Roman Empire,…Tacitus on the siege of Flevum (28 CE)
Siege of Flevum: unsuccessful Frisian attack on a Roman fort in 28 CE, probably identical to Velsen.In 28, the Frisians, a Germanic tribe living in what is now called Holland and was then known as Germania Inferior, revolted against the…Teutoburg Forest (9 CE)
Battle in the Teutoburg Forest (Latin Saltus Teutoburgiensis): the defeat of the Roman commander Publius Quintilius Varus against the Germanic tribesmen of the Cheruscian leader Arminius in 9 CE. In this battle, three legions (XVII, XVIII, XIX) were annihilated.Introduction …