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Caturiges
The Caturiges (Gaulish: ''Caturīges'', 'kings of combat') were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the upper Durance valley, around present-day towns of Chorges and Embrun, during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Name They are mentioned as ''Caturiges'' by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC) and Pliny (1st c. AD), and as ''Katourgídōn'' (Κατουργίδων) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD). The Gaulish ethnonym ''Caturīges'' (sing. ''Caturix'') literally means 'kings of combat'. It stems from the Celtic root ''catu''- ('combat, battle') attached to ''rīges'' ('kings'). The city of Chorges, attested in the 4th c. AD as ''Caturrigas'' (''Cadorgas'' in 1062, ''Chaorgias'' in 1338), is named after the tribe. Geography Territory The Caturiges dwelled in the upper course of the Durance river. Their territory was located east of the Tricorii, Avantici and Edenates (further west lived the Vocontii), south of the Brigianii and Quariates, west of the Veneni and Soti, and north of the Savincat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embrun, Hautes-Alpes
Embrun (; oc, Ambrun , la, Ebrodunum, , and ) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Description It is located between Gap and Briançon and at the eastern end of one of the largest artificial lakes in Western Europe: the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. The Canadian town of Embrun, Ontario was named after Embrun in 1856. History Embrun was formerly known as Ebrodunum ( in Greek language sources). There is some variation in the writing of the first part of the name. It is Epebrodunum in Strabo's text, but later translators corrected it. Strabo (iv.) says that from Tarasco to the borders of the Vocontii and the beginning of the ascent of the Alps, through the Druentia and Caballio, is 63 miles; and from thence to the other boundaries of the Vocontii, to the kingdom of Cottius (the Alpes Cottiae), to the village of Ebrodunum, 99 miles. Ebrodunum was in the ''civitas'' (tribal state) of the Caturiges, and just on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebrodunum
Embrun (; oc, Ambrun , la, Ebrodunum, , and ) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Description It is located between Gap and Briançon and at the eastern end of one of the largest artificial lakes in Western Europe: the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. The Canadian town of Embrun, Ontario was named after Embrun in 1856. History Embrun was formerly known as Ebrodunum ( in Greek language sources). There is some variation in the writing of the first part of the name. It is Epebrodunum in Strabo's text, but later translators corrected it. Strabo (iv.) says that from Tarasco to the borders of the Vocontii and the beginning of the ascent of the Alps, through the Druentia and Caballio, is 63 miles; and from thence to the other boundaries of the Vocontii, to the kingdom of Cottius (the Alpes Cottiae), to the village of Ebrodunum, 99 miles. Ebrodunum was in the ''civitas'' (tribal state) of the Caturiges, and just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorges
Chorges (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Chorge'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is close to Gap. The name ''Chorges'' derives from Latin ''Catorimagus'', itself coming from the Alpine tribe of the Caturiges in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Maritimae. Location The village is away from La Bâtie-Vieille. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website in French [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigianii
The Brigianii (Gaulish: *''Brigianioi'') were a Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Briançon during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Name They are mentioned as ''Brigianii'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), and as ''Brigiani'', ''Brigantionis'' and ''Bricianiorum'' on inscriptions. CIL 5:7817, 12:94, 80., s.v. ''Brigianii''. Their name may be based on the Gaulish root ''brig''- ('high, elevated'), or on ''brīgo''- ('might, strength'). Geography The Gallitae lived in the region of , in the center of the Cottian Kingdom. Their territory was located north of the Caturiges, west of the Quariates, east of the Tricorii, south of the Segovii., Map 17: Lugdunum. Their chief town was known as Brigantio (modern Briançon), meaning 'eminence, high/elevated place' in Gaulish. History They are mentioned by Pliny the Elder as one of the Alpine tribes conquered by Rome in 16–15 BC, and whose name was engraved on the Tropaeum Alpium.Pliny Pliny may refer to: People * Pliny the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savincates
The Savincates were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Ubaye valley, around present-day Faucon-de-Barcelonnette in the Alpes Maritimae, during the Iron Age. Name They are mentioned as ''Savincatium'' on two inscriptions., s.v. ''Savincates''. The meaning of the ethnonym remains obscure. The toponym ''Savines'' has been traditionally compared with ''Savincates'' and associated with their chief town, although this has been criticized by Guy Barruol. Geography The Savincates dwelled south of the Guil valley, in the Ubaye valley, around the town of Rigomagus (modern Faucon-de-Barcelonnette). Their territory was located west of the Veneni, Soti, and Tyrii, south of the Caturiges, east of the Avantici and Adanates, and north of the Gallitae, Eguiturii, and Nemeturii., Map 17: Lugdunum. The '' civitas Rigomagensis'', mentioned in 400 AD in the ''Notitia Galliarum'', extended to all the Ubaye valley. In the 8th–9th centuries, it designated a ''pagus (Rigomagensis)'' or a ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauls
The Gauls ( la, Galli; grc, Γαλάται, ''Galátai'') were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (''Gallia''). They spoke Gaulish, a continental Celtic language. The Gauls emerged around the 5th century BC as bearers of La Tène culture north and west of the Alps. By the 4th century BC, they were spread over much of what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland, Southern Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic, by virtue of controlling the trade routes along the river systems of the Rhône, Seine, Rhine, and Danube. They reached the peak of their power in the 3rd century BC. During the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, the Gauls expanded into Northern Italy ( Cisalpine Gaul), leading to the Roman–Gallic wars, and into the Balkans, leading to war with the Greeks. These latter Gauls eventually settled in Anatolia, becoming known as Galatians. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocontii
The Vocontii (Gaulish: *''Uocontioi''; Greek: Οὐοκόντιοι, Οὐοκοντίων) were a Gallic people dwelling on the western foothills of the Alps during the Iron Age and the Roman period. The Vocontii settled in the region in the 3rd century BC at the latest. Pompeius Trogus, a Gallo-Roman historian and citizen of Vasio during the 1st century BC, was a member of the Vocontii. During the Roman period, they were probably at the head of a confederation that included the Sogiontii, Avantici, Sebaginni and Vertamocorii. Name They are mentioned as ''Vocontiorum'' by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC), Livy (late 1st c. BC), Pliny (1st c. AD) and Pomponius Mela (mid-1st c. AD), as ''Ouokóntioi'' (Οὐοκόντιοι) and ''Ouokontíōn'' (Οὐοκοντίων) by Strabo (early 1st c. AD), ''Ou̓okóntioi'' (Οὐοκόντιοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD), and as ''Bocontii'' on the ''Tabula Peutingeriana''. The ethnonym ''Vocontī'' is a latinized form of Gaulish *''Uocontioi''. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avantici
The Avantici (Gaulish: *''Auanticoi'') were a small Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Gap, in the western part of the modern Hautes-Alpes department, during the Roman period. Name They are only mentioned once as ''Avanticos'' (var. ''acanticos'', ''aganticos'') by Pliny (1st c. AD).Pliny. ''Naturalis Historia'', 3:37., s.v. ''Avantici''. The Gaulish ethnonym ''Avantici'' is a latinized form of the Gaulish *''Auanticoi'' (sing. ''Auanticos''), deriving from the stem ''auant''- ('source') attached to the adjectival suffix -''ico''-. The stem does not appear to be Celtic. As the hydronymic lexicon is particularly resistant to name changes, the stem ''auant''- is probably a term of pre-Celtic Indo-European origin (cf. Latv. ''avuots'' 'source', Skr. ''avatá''- 'well, cistern'), which eventually came to be adopted by the Celts; the latter may have made use of it in proper names only. Geography Territory The territory of the Avantici roughly corresponded to the later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quariates
The Quariates or Quadiates were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the valley of Queyras, in the Alps, during the Iron Age. Name They are mentioned as ''Quariates'' (var. ''quadr''-) by Pliny (1st c. AD),Pliny. ''Naturalis Historia'', 3:35. and as ''Quadiatium'' and ''Quariat(ium?)'' on inscriptions., s.v. ''Quariates''. The etymology of the name is obscure. Christian-Joseph Guyonvarc'h and Xavier Delamarre proposed to derive it from Celtic *''kwario''- ('cauldron'), with sporadic preservation of the initial ''kw'' , attached to the suffix -''ati-'' ('belonging to'). Alexander Falileyev notes that the q-Celtic reflex remains problematic in this scenario. The region of Queyras, whose castle is attested as ''Quadratum'' in the 12th century, may be named after the Gallic tribe. Geography The Quariates dwelled in the valley of Queyras, in the Alps. Their territory was located south of the Brigianii, east of the Segovii, and north of the Caturiges and Veneni., Map 17: Lugdunum. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap (, ) is the prefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, the commune had a population of 40,631, making it the most populated city in Hautes-Alpes. At a height of 750 metres above sea level, to the south of the Écrins Massif, it is also France's highest prefecture. Together with other Alpine towns, Gap engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Gap was awarded Alpine Town of the Year in 2002. In 2013 Gap was named the sportiest city in France by the national sports newspaper ''L'Équipe''. Toponymy The first attestation of the name of the city is located in the ancient texts as ''Vappincum'', later reduced to ''Vappum'', the form of Gap is found in the 13th century. The toponym ''Vappincum'' is analyzed on the basis of a radical ''Vapp-'' unknown meaning, and the suffix ''-incu'' of Liguria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemenelum
Cimiez (; Italian: ''Cimella'') is an upper class neighborhood in Nice, Southern France. The area contains the Musée Matisse and the ruins of ''Cemenelum'', capital of the Ancient Roman province Alpes Maritimae on the Ligurian coast. ''Cemenelum'' was an important rival of Nice, continuing to exist as a separate city till the time of the Lombard invasions. The ruins include an arena, amphitheater, thermal baths, and paleochristian basilica. During the Belle Epoque, Cimiez became a favourite holiday resort of European royalty: Victoria, Edward VII, George V, and Leopold II stayed in Cimiez. Close to the ruins is the Excelsior Régina Palace where Queen Victoria spent part of her long visits to the French Riviera. From 1974 to 2010, the Nice Jazz Festival was held on the grounds of the Roman Ruins in July each year (since 2011 the festival moved to the Place Masséna). Also here can be found the Cimiez Monastery and church that have been used by the Franciscan fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Col De Montgenèvre
The Col de Montgenèvre (; elevation 1860 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, in France 2 kilometres away from Italy. Description The pass takes its name from the village Montgenèvre (Hautes-Alpes), which lies in the vicinity. It links Briançon in the upper Durance valley with the Susa Valley and its communes of Cesana Torinese and Susa in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont. The Col de Montgenèvre is an important road connection, and is kept open in winter. Its importance has always lain in the fact that it is the lowest of the principal crossings of the main range of the Alps between France and Italy. History It was known to the Romans before 118 BC, when Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus started construction of the Via Domitia road, which terminated at the pass. Roman General Pompey used it on his campaign to Spain in 77 BC and claimed to have opened up a more favorable route. It was later used by Julius Caesar in travelling to Gaul and then became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
