Caesaraugusta

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Caesaraugusta was the Roman colony and city that later became modern-day Zaragoza in northeastern Spain.

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Caesaraugusta canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman colony
ancient Roman city
archaeological site
approximateFoundationDate 14 BCE
between 25 BCE and 14 BCE
currencyUsed Roman currency
evidenceType architectural remains
ceramic finds
inscriptions
foundedAs Roman colony for veterans
foundedBy Augustus
foundedFor veterans of the Cantabrian Wars
functionedAs administrative center
commercial center
hadInfrastructure aqueducts
sewer system
hadStatus colonia immunis
municipal capital
hadStructure city walls
forum
public baths
river port
theater
hasArchaeologicalMuseum Museo de las Termas Públicas de Caesaraugusta
Museo del Foro de Caesaraugusta
Museo del Puerto Fluvial de Caesaraugusta
Museo del Teatro de Caesaraugusta
hasLatinName Caesaraugusta
hasModernSuccessor Zaragoza
languageUsed Latin
laterControlledBy Umayyad Emirate of al-Andalus
linked to: Emirate of Córdoba

Visigothic Kingdom
locatedIn Hispania Tarraconensis
northeastern Hispania
locatedInPresentDay Aragon
Spain
Zaragoza
locatedOn Ebro River
modernNameDerivedFrom Zaragoza
modernNameEvolvedVia Saraqusta
namedAfter Caesar Augustus
linked to: Augustus
originalName Colonia Caesar Augusta
partOf Roman Empire
province of Hispania Tarraconensis
peakPeriod 1st century CE
2nd century CE
regionToday Ebro Valley
linked to: Ebro basin
religion Roman polytheism
urbanPlan orthogonal street grid

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

Zaragoza ancientName Caesaraugusta
Roman Spain majorCity Caesaraugusta
Caesaraugusta hasLatinName Caesaraugusta