Germania Inferior

Roman province in Western Europe (83 AD – 475 AD) Germania InferiorLower GermaniaProvince of the Roman Empire83–475The province of Germania Inferior within the Roman Empire, c. 117CapitalColonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium (CCAA)Historical eraAntiquity• Established after the Gallic Wars 83• Gallic Empire 260–274• Francia 475 Succeeded by Frankish Empire Today part ofNetherlandsBelgiumGermanyLuxembourgGermania Inferior ("Lower Germania") was a Roman province on the west bank of the Rhine bordering the North Sea from around AD 85 until the province was renamed Germania Secunda in the 4th century AD. The capital of the province was Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, modern-day Cologne. Geography Borders of the Germania Inferior, with main roads and cities/forts According to Ptolemy (2.9), Germania Inferior included the Rhine from its mouth up to the mouth of the Obringa, a river identified with either the Aar or the Moselle. The territory included modern-day Luxembourg, the southern Netherlands, part of Belgium, and part of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, west of the Rhine. The principal settlements of the province were Castra Vetera, Colonia Ulpia Traiana (both near Xa