A colonia was a Roman outpost, usually established by veterans of a Roman Legion, who received land as a part of their retirement from the Legions. In time the term evolved to denote the highest status of a Roman city. A modern reconstruction of a roman centurion around 70 AD The Roman legion (from Latin , from lego, legere, legi, lectus — to collect) was the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army. ...

Some examples would be

• Lincoln, originally Lindum Colonia.
• Colchester, originally Colonia Claudia Victricensis.
• Jerusalem (Colonia Aelia Capitolina, after the Jewish War).
• Köln originally Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis.

Lincoln (pronounced Lin-kun) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England, a bridging point over the River Witham that flows to Boston. ... This article is about the town in England. ... Jerusalem (; Hebrew: Yerushalayim; Arabic: al-Quds; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ... Jewish War is a book written by the historian Josephus as a description of Jewish history up to the events of the Destruction of Jerusalem. ... Köln may refer to: Cologne (German: Köln), the fourth largest city in Germany and largest city of the North Rhine-Westphalia state German Cruiser Köln that served from 1930-1945 mostly for the Kriegsmarine German Frigate Köln (1961-1982), a F120 Köln class frigate of...

Modern uses

• In Mexico, colonia is a term equivalent to neighbourhood.
• Primarily Hispanic settlements along the U.S./Mexican border are also called colonias.

• Colonia, Uruguay is a city in Uruguay.
• Colonia, Yap is the chief town of the island of Yap.

• Colonia is a popular dance music group in Croatia.

Colonia also refers to a low-income community, often comprised of seasonal and/or migrant workers, generally found within 150 miles of the US-Mexico border. Neighbourhood is a creative-euphoric musical project led by Fabian Szewczyk and Greg Ganczewski (UK/Poland). ... The Hispanic world Hispanic (Spanish: Hispano) is a term denoting a derivation from Spain, her people and culture. ... Border stone at Passo San Giacomo between Val Formazza in Italy and Val Bedretto in Switzerland Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or subnational administrative divisions. ... Colonias, as used along the U.S./Mexican border, refer to rural, unincorporated settlements which often lack basic infrastructure and which are marked by poverty. ... Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... View of Colonia, Yap Colonia is the capital of the State of Yap, one of the Federated States of Micronesia. ... Map of Yap Yap is an island in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, the westernmost state of the Federated States of Micronesia. ... Colonia is Croatian dance music band from Vinkovci. ...

External links

• Jona Lendering article about coloniae