Colonia Iulia Equestris

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Colonia Iulia Equestris was a Roman colony founded by Julius Caesar on the site of modern-day Nyon in present-day Switzerland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman colony
ancient city
countryToday Switzerland
foundedBy Gaius Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
foundedFor Roman cavalry veterans
Roman veterans
governedBy Roman magistrates
hasAlternativeName Colonia Equestris
Nyon (Roman town)
hasArchaeologicalRemains Roman villas
amphitheatre
city walls
forum
inscriptions
temples
hasCulturalPeriod Roman period
hasEtymology Equestris refers to cavalry or equestrian settlers
Iulia refers to the Julian family of Caesar
linked to: Gens Iulia
hasFunction administrative center
commercial center
military colony
hasHeritageStatus archaeological site
hasLatinName Colonia Iulia Equestris
hasMunicipalStatus colonia
hasType colonia civium Romanorum
hasUrbanFeature orthogonal street plan
public baths
inhabitedBy Roman citizens
Roman veterans
locatedIn Helvetia
Nyon
Switzerland
canton of Vaud
linked to: Canton of Vaud
locatedNear Geneva
Lake Geneva
Lousonna
linked to: Lancy
locatedOn northern shore of Lake Geneva
modernSite Nyon
namedAfter Julius Caesar
partOf Roman Empire
province of Gallia Narbonensis
linked to: Gallia Narbonensis

province of Germania Superior
region western Switzerland
linked to: Western Switzerland
strategicRole control of routes along Lake Geneva
romanization of the Helvetii territory
successorSettlement medieval town of Nyon
timePeriod late Roman Republic

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Nyon wasRomanColonyNamed Colonia Iulia Equestris
Colonia Iulia Equestris archaeological site administrativeCenterOf ancient Colonia Iulia Equestris
linked to: Colonia Iulia Equestris
Colonia Iulia Equestris hasLatinName Colonia Iulia Equestris