Dacia Ripensis

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Dacia Ripensis was a late Roman province along the Danube frontier in the Balkans, known as a militarized border region of the empire.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dacia Ripensis canonical 4
Dacia Ripensis military frontier 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman province
late Roman province
administrativeDiocese Diocese of Moesia
administrativePrefecture Praetorian Prefecture of Illyricum
borderedBy Dacia Mediterranea
Danube River
linked to: Danube

Dardania
Moesia Prima
capital Ratiaria
createdUnder Aurelian
currency Roman coinage
defendedAgainst Goths
Huns
Sarmatians
establishedAfter abandonment of Dacia Traiana
establishedInCentury 3rd century
eventuallyLostTo Byzantine Empire’s Balkan enemies
eventuallyOverrunBy barbarian invasions
existedDuring Late Antiquity
existedDuringReignOf Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantine I

Diocletian
Justinian I
governedBy praeses
hadFort Bononia
Oescus
Ratiaria
hadFunction defense against barbarian incursions
hadGarrison legion XIII Gemina
hasType frontier province
militarized border province
knownFor fortified Danube limes
strong military presence
languageOfficial Latin
laterAdministrativeDiocese Diocese of Dacia
legalSystem Roman law
locatedAlong Danube frontier
linked to: Danubian frontier
locatedIn Lower Danube region
linked to: Danube region
locatedOn Danube River
linked to: Danube
mentionedIn Notitia Dignitatum
militaryCommander dux Daciae Ripensis
partOf Balkans
Dacia Aureliana
Roman Empire
regionCorrespondsRoughlyTo area around modern Vidin
northwestern Bulgaria
religionOfficial Christianity
splitFrom Dacia Aureliana

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Referenced by (5)

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

Galerius birthPlace Dacia Ripensis
Romula placeOfOrigin Dacia Ripensis
Romula residence Dacia Ripensis
Romula linkedTo Dacia Ripensis military frontier
linked to: Dacia Ripensis
Ratiaria locatedIn Dacia Ripensis