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:
Carvium (Herwen)
Carvium: site of a Roman fort and Drusus' mole, modern Herwen in the Netherlands. The Herwen Mole Inscription (AE 1939, 107) The…Castricum, Huis van Hilde
Archaeological Museum of North-Holland, a province in the Netherlands. Finds from the Iron Age, Roman period, and Middle Ages. There are 6 items in Castricum, Huis van Hilde: …Catualium (Heel)
Catualium: town, known from the Peutinger Map, identified with Heel in the Netherlands. Catualium is mentioned on the Peutinger Map and was situated along the road on the west bank of the Meuse. The town has been identified with modern Heel…
Model of a "Celtic Field" and a small village |
Celts
Celts: common name for the Iron Age civilizations of Western Europe, more or less identical to the La Tène culture.Names The…Ceuclum (Cuijk)
Ceuclum: Roman village in Germania Inferior, along the river Meuse, modern Cuijk in the Netherlands. Peutinger map: Noviomagus and Ceuclum The Peutinger…
Late Roman Cuijk |
Chamavi
Chamavi: ancient Germanic tribe on the northern edge of the Roman Empire.Homeland: Hamaland? The IJssel River in the winter Like all Germanic…Chaussée Brunehaut ("Via Belgica")
Chaussée Brunehaut: French name of the Roman road that connected Amiens, Bavay, Tongeren, and Cologne. In Germany, it is called Agrippa-Straße and sometimes, the quasi-Latin name Via Belgica is used. …Chronology of the Years 68-70
Batavian revolt: the rebellion of the Batavians (a Germanic tribe) against the Romans in 69-70 CE. After initial successes by their commander Julius Civilis, the Batavians were ultimately defeated by the Roman general Quintus Petillius Cerialis.Chronology West Italy East (*) 68 January Vindex revolts Vespasian recovers Galilee April c.5. Rebellion of…Claudius Labeo
Claudius Labeo: Batavian nobleman, enemy of Julius Civilis, and one of Rome's allies during the Batavian Revolt (69-70). The Low Countries…
Coin of Hadrian with the Zeus of Phidias, legend "Jupiter Victor" |