Roman Austria at a glance
Austria was at least partly inside the Roman Empire at 5 of the 13 key dates on this map, between AD 14 and AD 565. The most of it inside was 85% of Austria (71,164 km² of 83,993 km²), at AD 14. Today's Austria overlaps 4 Roman provinces or province groups on the AD 200 map.
The map above opens on AD 14, when the most of Austria was inside.
- AD 14first key date inside
- AD 565last key date inside
- 85%most inside, at AD 14
- 55Roman-period settlements in Pleiades
Roman provinces in Austria
Today's Austria overlaps 4 Roman provinces on the AD 200 map:
- Raetia (12% of the province is here)
- Noricum (84% of the province is here)
- Dalmatia and Pannonia Superior (3.8% of the province is here)
- Gallia Cisalpina (northern Italy) (0.4% of the province is here)
Austria inside the empire, date by date
| Date | Share of Austria inside | Area inside (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 753 BC | outside | 0 |
| 264 BC | outside | 0 |
| 133 BC | outside | 0 |
| 44 BC | outside | 0 |
| AD 14 | 85% | 71,164 |
| AD 117 | 85% | 71,164 |
| AD 211 | 85% | 71,164 |
| AD 395 | 85% | 71,164 |
| AD 476 | outside | 0 |
| AD 565 | 0.6% | 541 |
| AD 1000 | outside | 0 |
| AD 1180 | outside | 0 |
| AD 1453 | outside | 0 |
A country counts as inside only above 1% of its area or 500 km², because the ancient and modern coastlines do not match exactly. Borders are approximate and debated.
Roman cities in Austria
Pleiades lists 55 Roman-period settlements in Austria. The best attested include:
Names and attestation from Pleiades (CC BY 3.0).
See the Roman roads of Austria on romanroadsmap.com →
Related countries
- Roman Germany (shares Raetia and Noricum)
- Roman Switzerland (shares Raetia and Gallia Cisalpina (northern Italy))
- Roman Liechtenstein (shares Raetia)
- Roman Slovenia (shares Noricum, Dalmatia and Pannonia Superior and Gallia Cisalpina (northern Italy))
- Roman Italy (shares Noricum and Gallia Cisalpina (northern Italy))
- Roman Bosnia and Herzegovina (shares Dalmatia and Pannonia Superior)
- Roman Croatia (shares Dalmatia and Pannonia Superior and Gallia Cisalpina (northern Italy))
- Roman Hungary (shares Dalmatia and Pannonia Superior)
- Roman Montenegro (shares Dalmatia and Pannonia Superior)
- Roman Serbia (shares Dalmatia and Pannonia Superior)
- Roman Albania (shares Dalmatia and Pannonia Superior)