Germania Antiqua Provincia Germania | |
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Province of the Roman Empire | |
7 BC–AD 9 | |
The Roman province of Germania (marked in yellow) | |
Capital | Marktbreit? |
Historical era | Antiquity |
• Established | 7 BC |
• Disestablished | AD 9 |
Today part of |
Germania (also sometimes called Germania Antiqua[by whom?]) was a short-lived Roman province for the duration of 16 years under Augustus, from 7 BC to AD 9. The possible capital of this province was Marktbreit (‹See Tfd›German: Römerlager Marktbreit), a castrum (Roman legionary fortification) with a nearby canaba (Roman vicus) from the period of Emperor Augustus, located 70 km east of the "Limes Germanicus" on the River Main.