Placentia colony

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Placentia colony was an ancient Roman settlement in northern Italy that served as a strategic military and commercial hub in the Po Valley.

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Placentia colony canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman settlement ⓘ
ancient Roman colony ⓘ
associatedWithWar Second Punic War ⓘ
connectedBy Roman road network ⓘ
Via Aemilia ⓘ
culture Roman ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
river commerce ⓘ
trade ⓘ
fortified yes ⓘ
foundedAs Latin colony ⓘ
military colony ⓘ
foundedBy Roman Republic ⓘ
foundedInCentury 3rd century BC ⓘ
foundedInYear 218 BC ⓘ
governedBy Roman magistrates ⓘ
hadFunction military stronghold ⓘ
river port ⓘ
trading center ⓘ
historicalPeriod Roman Republic era ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
laterStatus Roman city ⓘ
Roman municipium ⓘ
locatedIn Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ
Po Valley ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Po River ⓘ
modernCountry Italy ⓘ
modernLocation Piacenza ⓘ
nearBattle Battle of the Trebia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Trebia
nearRiver Trebbia River ⓘ
linked to: Trebbia
partOf Roman road and river transport system ⓘ
populationType Latin colonists ⓘ
Roman colonists ⓘ
presentIn Roman historical accounts ⓘ
ancient sources ⓘ
purpose commercial hub ⓘ
control of Po Valley ⓘ
control of routes between Apennines and Alps ⓘ
strategic military hub ⓘ
region Aemilia ⓘ
strategicFor Roman campaigns against Carthage ⓘ
Roman campaigns against Gauls ⓘ
Roman communications with northern Italy ⓘ
Roman control of Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ
threatenedBy Celtic tribes ⓘ
Hannibal ⓘ

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Via Aemilia → connects → Placentia colony ⓘ