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O) Roman era tombs 2 km south of town center (modern Esch) P) Trajectum ad Mosam, also known as Mosae Trajectum, (modern Maastricht) Not marked on the map: a possible fort in modern Venlo and a settlement called Catualium [14] near modern Roermond
Ancient Roman control of the lower Rhine as located within the present day state of the Netherlands. From the conquest of the Celtic tribes in the Gallic Wars of 58-51 BC by Julius Caesar to the end of Roman control in 486 CE. The area formed part of the Roman provinces of Gallia Belgica, Germania Inferior and Germania Secunda
Although the Netherlands maintained neutrality during World War I, its strategic geographic location and colonial resources had profound implications for its economic and political stability. The period saw the rise of socialism and labor unrest, which were partly driven by industrialization and the shifting dynamics of Dutch society.
Pages in category "Maps of the history of the Netherlands" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Civitas Tungrorum was a large Roman administrative district dominating what is now eastern Belgium and the southern Netherlands. In the early days of the Roman Empire it was in the province of Gallia Belgica , but it later joined the neighbouring lower Rhine River border districts, within the province of Germania Inferior .
Tabula Peutingeriana (section of a modern facsimile), top to bottom: Dalmatian coast, Adriatic Sea, southern Italy, Sicily, African Mediterranean coast. Tabula Peutingeriana (Latin for 'The Peutinger Map'), also referred to as Peutinger's Tabula, [1] Peutinger tables [2] or Peutinger Table, is an illustrated itinerarium (ancient Roman road map) showing the layout of the cursus publicus, the ...
The Southern Netherlands, [note 1] also called the Catholic Netherlands, were the parts of the Low Countries belonging to the Holy Roman Empire which were at first largely controlled by Habsburg Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1556–1714) and later by the Austrian Habsburgs (Austrian Netherlands, 1714–1794) until occupied and annexed by Revolutionary France (1794–1815).
The County of Holland was a state of the Holy Roman Empire from its inception until 1433. From 1433 onward it was part of the Burgundian Netherlands, from 1482 part of the Habsburg Netherlands and from 1581 onward the leading province of the Dutch Republic until the Batavian Revolution in 1795.