Connection Types

abuts
for example, the Forum Holitorium abuts the Forum Boarium; Ancona abuts the Hadriaticum Mare

administrative dependent of

ally of

bounds
forms an edge or border for

capital of
for example, The capital of Maxima Caesariensis from 296 to 800 CE was London

communicates with
for connected structures, regions, areas, and bodies of water where flow direction is inappropriate, undefined, or unknown

connection
legacy and imports only

crosses
for bridges, the object of the connection is the river being spanned

flows into
as for rivers, aqueducts, and connected sources and bodies of water

founded by

garrisoned by

intersects

isopoliteia
grant of citizenship rights between Greek states which were to remain independent (as defined by OCD, s.v. "isopoliteia"

located at
for cultural features at the site of a physical feature or another cultural feature

located east of

located in
for example, an island is located in a body of water

located near
near or adjacent to

located north of

located northeast of

located northwest of

located on
for example, a settlement said to be on a road or river

located south of

located southeast of

located southwest of

located west of

material sourced from
for example, stone for the Pont du Gard was quarried at Estel

member of
a member of a union, league, or alliance

mentioned at
for example, a Buddhist monastery is named in a graffito from Sigirya

next place in route
reflects a connection from one place to another on the testimony of a written itinerary or similar source

part of (administrative)
a part of an administrative district or command, like a province or state

part of (analytical)
for modern groupings of places for purposes of scholarly analysis or cultural administration, as in an "archaeological landscape" recognized in the UNESCO World Heritage List

part of (physical/topographic)
for physical/topographic features, e.g., between and peninsula and the island it's a part of

part of (regional)
said to be part of a named region

phase of (archaeological)
for a place resource that describes one archaeological phase of a multi-phase feature

port of
for example, Panormos served as the main port of Didyma

related

relocated to
for example, as Klazomenai was relocated from a mainland site to an island in antiquity

same as
used to link a place entry based on ancient testimony only to a place entry with archaeological evidence to indicate possible equivalence

succeeds
comes after (at the same general location)

sympoliteia
grant of citizenship rights between Greek states that were to be combined to form a single state (as defined by OCD, s.v. "sympoliteia"