Germania Inferior

Germania Inferior
Lower Germania
Province of the Roman Empire
83–475

The province of Germania Inferior within the Roman Empire, c. 117
CapitalColonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium (CCAA)
Historical eraAntiquity
• Established after the Gallic wars
83
260–274
• Francia
475
Succeeded by
Frankish Empire
Today part ofNetherlands
Belgium
Germany
Luxembourg

Germania Inferior ("Lower Germania") was a Roman province from AD 85 until the province was renamed Germania Secunda in the 4th century AD, on the west bank of the Rhine bordering the North Sea. The capital of the province was Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium (modern-day Cologne).