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Viducasses
The Viducassēs (Gaulish: *''Uiducassēs/Widucassēs'') were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the modern Calvados department during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Name They are mentioned as ''Viducasses'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), and as ''Bidoukesíōn'' (Βιδουκεσίων; var. Βιδουκασίων, Βιδουκαίσιων) and ''Bidoukésioi'' (Βιδουκέσιοι; var. Οὐιδουκαίσιοι, Οὐιδουκέσιοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD). The Gaulish ethnonym derives from the root *''uidu-/widu'' ('tree, wood'). The meaning of the second element ''-casses'', attested in other Gaulish ethnonyms such as ''Bodiocasses'', ''Durocasses'', '' Sucasses'', ''Tricasses'', or ''Veliocasses'', has been debated, but it probably signifies '(curly) hair, hairstyle' (cf. Old Irish ''chass'' 'curl'), perhaps referring to a particular warrior coiffure. The name may thus be translated as 'the tangled-hair ones', that is to say 'those with the hair tangled like a tree'. Patrizia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viducasses
The Viducassēs (Gaulish: *''Uiducassēs/Widucassēs'') were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the modern Calvados department during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Name They are mentioned as ''Viducasses'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), and as ''Bidoukesíōn'' (Βιδουκεσίων; var. Βιδουκασίων, Βιδουκαίσιων) and ''Bidoukésioi'' (Βιδουκέσιοι; var. Οὐιδουκαίσιοι, Οὐιδουκέσιοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD). The Gaulish ethnonym derives from the root *''uidu-/widu'' ('tree, wood'). The meaning of the second element ''-casses'', attested in other Gaulish ethnonyms such as ''Bodiocasses'', ''Durocasses'', '' Sucasses'', ''Tricasses'', or ''Veliocasses'', has been debated, but it probably signifies '(curly) hair, hairstyle' (cf. Old Irish ''chass'' 'curl'), perhaps referring to a particular warrior coiffure. The name may thus be translated as 'the tangled-hair ones', that is to say 'those with the hair tangled like a tree'. Patrizia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vieux, Calvados
Vieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. History The town contains numerous Roman era ruins, as Vieux was a settlement called Aregenua, and appears on the Roman map, Tabula Peutingeriana. During the Battle of Normandy in 1944, Vieux was designated as Hill 112 position, a strategic point for the Battle of Caen, the area of rue d'Esquay and the Bas de Vieux were badly affected by the allied bombardment of July 6, 1944. The portion of these streets, destroyed at this time are now dated for its name. Sights *The archaeological museum of Vieux-la-Romaine (as Aregenua, Vieux was capital of the Viducasses tribe). *Roman villa of ''Bas de Vieux'' Voie Romaine Chemin Haussé.jpg, Le chemin Haussé. Vieuxlaromaine lavoir 04.JPG, Lavoir de la place Saint-Martin Vieuxlaromaine église 01.jpg, L'église Saint-Laurent. Vieux-la-Romaine le Lavoir.jpg, Lavoir prés de church of Saint-Laurent. Vieux-la-Romaine lavoir des Mareaux.jpg, Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexovii
The Lexovii (Gaulish: *''Lexsouioi'', 'the leaning, lame'), were a Gallic tribe dwelling immediately west of the mouth of the Seine, around present-day Lisieux, during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Name They are mentioned as ''Lexovii'' (var. ''Lexobii'') and ''Lexovios'' by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC), ''Lēxobíous'' (Ληξοβίους) and ''Lēxooúioi'' (Ληξοούιοι) by Strabo (early 1st c. AD), ''Lexovios'' (var. ''lexobios'', ''lixouios'') by Pliny (1st c. AD), and as ''Lēxoubíōn'' (Ληξουβίων; var. Λειξουβίων) and ''Lēxoúbioi'' (Ληξούβιοι; var. Λιξούβιοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD)., s.v. ''Lexovii.'' The ethnic name ''Lexovii'' is a latinized form of the Gaulish ethnonym *''Lexsouioi'' (sing. ''Lexsouios''), which means 'leaning', possibly 'lame' (cf. Old Irish ''losc'', 'lame'). It is a derivative of the adjective *''leksu''- ('oblique'; cf. Greek λοξός). An exact parallel has been highlighted in the Welsh ''llechwedd'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodiocasses
The Bodiocasses or Baiocasses were an ancient Gallic tribe of the Roman period. They were a tribal division of the ''civitas'' of the Lexovii, in the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. Name They are mentioned as ''Bodiocasses'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), ''Ou̓adikássioi'' (Οὐαδικάσσιοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD), ''Baiocassi'' by Ausonius (4th c. AD), and as ''Baiocas'' in the ''Notitia Dignitatum'' (5th c. AD). The Gaulish ethnonym ''Bodiocasses'' derives from the Proto-Celtic stem *''bodyo-'' ('yellow, blond'; cf. Old Irish ''buide'' 'yellow'). The meaning of the second element ''-casses'', attested in other Gaulish ethnonyms such as ''Durocasses'', '' Sucasses'', ''Tricasses'', ''Veliocasses'' or ''Viducasses'', has been debated, but it probably signifies '(curly) hair, hairstyle' (cf. Old Irish ''chass'' 'curl'), perhaps referring to a particular warrior coiffure. Rudolf Thurneysen has compared the name with the Old Irish ''buide-chass'' ('blond curls'), and sugg ... [...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] |
Veliocasses
The Veliocasses or Velocasses (Gaulish: *''Weliocassēs'') were a Belgic or Gallic tribe of the La Tène and Roman periods, dwelling in the south of modern Seine-Maritime and in the north of Eure. Name They are mentioned as ''Veliocasses'' by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC) and Pliny (1st c. AD), as (; var. ) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD), and as ''Velocasses'' by Orosius (early 5th c. AD)., s.v. ''Veliocasses''. The meaning of the Gaulish ethnonym is uncertain. The first part is certainly the Gaulish root , which could either stem from Proto-Celtic ('modesty'; cf. OIr. , OBret. 'honestas'), or else from Proto-Celtic ('better'; cf. Welsh 'better'). The second etymology is semantically more probable for a tribal name, but the unknown length of the vowel ''e'' in ''uelio-'' makes it difficult to conclude with certainty. The meaning of the second element ''-casses'', attested in other Gaulish ethnonyms such as ''Bodiocasses'', ''Durocasses'', '' Sucasses'', ''Tricasses'', or ''Viducasses'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricasses
The Tricasses were a Gallic tribe dwelling on the upper Seine and the Aube rivers during the Roman period. Until the first century AD, they were probably reckoned among the Senones. Name They are mentioned as ''Tricasses'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), and as ''Trikásioi'' (Τρικάσιοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD)., s.v. ''Tricasses''. The Gaulish ethnonym ''Tricasses'' derives from the root for 'three', ''tri-''. The meaning of the second element ''-casses'', attested in other Gaulish ethnonyms such as ''Bodiocasses'', ''Durocasses'', '' Sucasses'', ''Veliocasses'' or ''Viducasses'', has been debated, but it probably signifies '(curly) hair, hairstyle' (cf. Old Irish ''chass'' 'curl'), perhaps referring to a particular warrior coiffure. The name ''Tricasses'' may thus be translated as 'the three-braided ones' or 'those of the three (many) curls'. The city of Troyes, attested ca. 400 AD as ''civitas Tricassium'' ('civitas of the Tricasses'; ''Trecassis'' in the 7th c., ''Treci'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durocasses
The Durocasses were a Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Dreux during the Roman period. Name They are mentioned ''Durocasis'' (var. ''durocacasis'') on the ''Itinerarium Antonini'' (early 3rd c. AD), as ''Durocassio'' on the ''Tabula Peutingeriana'' (4–5th c. AD), and as ''Dorocas'' on Merovingian coins.''Tabula Peutingeriana'', 1:3., s.v. ''Durocasses''. The etymology of the ethnonym ''Durocasses'' remains unclear. The meaning of the second element ''-casses'', attested in other Gaulish ethnonyms such as ''Bodiocasses'', '' Sucasses'', ''Tricasses'', ''Veliocasses'', or ''Viducasses The Viducassēs (Gaulish: *''Uiducassēs/Widucassēs'') were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the modern Calvados department during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Name They are mentioned as ''Viducasses'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), and as ''Bidoukes� ...'', has been debated, but it probably signifies '(curly) hair, hairstyle' (cf. Old Irish ''chass'' 'curl'), perhaps referring to a parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrincatui
The Abrincatui were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the south of the Cotentin Peninsula during the Roman period. Name They are mentioned as ''Abrincatuos'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), ''’Abrinkátouoi'' (’Aβρινκάτουοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD), and as ''Abrincatis'' and ''Abrincateni'' in the ''Notitia Dignitatum'' (5th c. AD)., s.v. ''Abrincatui''. The city of Avranches, attested in the 6th c. AD as ''civitas'' ''Abrincatum'' ('civitas of the Abrincatui', ''Abrincae'' ca. 550, ''de Avrenchis'' in 1055–66), and the region of Avranchin, are named after the Gallic tribe. Geography The territory of the Abrincatui mostly corresponded the later regions of Avranchin and Mortainais. It was inherited with only slight border changes by the ''civitas'' ''Abrincatum'' and, later, by the diocese of Avranches. However, the area of Mortainais was mostly uninhabited until the Roman period, and remained sparsely populated at the turn of the first millennium AD. Two pre-Roman oppida we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaulish
Gaulish was an ancient Celtic languages, Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine). In a wider sense, it also comprises varieties of Celtic that were spoken across much of central Europe ("Noric language, Noric"), parts of the Balkans, and Anatolia ("Galatian language, Galatian"), which are thought to have been closely related. The more divergent Lepontic language, Lepontic of Northern Italy has also sometimes been subsumed under Gaulish. Together with Lepontic and the Celtiberian language, Celtiberian spoken in the Iberian Peninsula, Gaulish helps form the geographic group of Continental Celtic languages. The precise linguistic relationships among them, as well as between them and the modern Insular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aulerci Diablintes
The Diablintes or Aulerci Diablites (also ''Diablintres'' or ''Diablindes'') were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the north of the modern Mayenne department during the Iron Age and the Roman period. They were part of the Aulerci. Name They are mentioned as ''Diablintes'' (var. ''Diablintres'', ''Diablindes'') by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC), ''Diablinti'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), ''Aúlírkioi hoi'' ''Diablítai'' or ''Diaultai'' (Αύλίρκιοι οἱ Διαβλίται/Διαυλται) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD), and as ''Diablentas'' by Orosius (early 5th c. AD). The meaning of the name is unclear. Pierre-Yves Lambert has proposed a connection with the Proto-Celtic root ''*dwēblo-'' ('double'; cf. Old Irish ''díabul''), attached to an ''-e-nt-'' participial suffix, or perhaps to ''*anto-''/''*ento-'' ('face'; cf. Old Irish ''étan''; also Bret. ''Daou-dal'' 'two-faced'). The city of Jublains, attested ca. 400 as ''civitas Diablintum'' (' civitas of the Diablintes', ''Jublent'' ca. 110 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
