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This is a list of cities and towns founded by the Romans. It lists cities established and built by the ancient Romans to have begun as a colony, often for the settlement of citizens or veterans of the legions. Many Roman colonies in antiquity rose to become important commercial and cultural centers, transportation hubs and capitals of global ...
Under the Roman Republic, which had no standing army, their own citizens were planted in conquered towns as a kind of garrison.There were two types: [1] [2] Roman colonies, coloniae civium Romanorum or coloniae maritimae, as they were often built near the sea, e.g. Ostia (350 BC) and Rimini (268 BC).
Map showing Roman colonies as of the mid-2nd century AD. Augustus' "Roman coloniae" in north Africa are depicted in red. It was an old custom in ancient Italy to send out colonies for the purpose of securing new conquests. The Romans, having no standing army, used to plant bodies of their own citizens in conquered towns as a kind of garrison.
This category is of ancient Roman colonies Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. B. Berytus (1 C, 9 P) C. Colchester (9 C ...
This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were: United Kingdom (130), ...
Holy Roman Empire: 962: 1806: 844 Hospitaller Colonial Empire: 1651: 1665: 14 Hotak Dynasty: 1709: 1738: 29 Hoysala Empire: 1026: 1343: 317 Hunnic Empire: 370: 469: 99 Kingdom of Hungary: 1000: 1918: 918 Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1946) 1920: 1946: 26 Husainid Dynasty: 1705: 1957: 252 Idrisid Dynasty: 788: 974: 186 Iberian Union: 1580: 1640: 60 ...
List of former European colonies; List of Israeli settlements; Concessions and leases in international relations; Punitive expedition; Chartered company; List of trading companies; European colonisation of Southeast Asia; European colonization of the Americas; Berlin Conference; Concessions in China; Tangier International Zone; Peking Legation ...
Roman provinces in Europe (28 C, 2 P) Roman towns and cities in Germany (16 P) Romanization of Southeastern Europe (20 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Former colonies in ...