Demetae
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The Demetae were an ancient Celtic tribe that inhabited what is now southwest Wales during the Iron Age and Roman periods.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age people
ⓘ
ancient Celtic tribe ⓘ tribe of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
Roman forts and roads in their territory
ⓘ
hillforts in southwest Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom (modern territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Celtic Iron Age culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
arable farming ⓘ pastoral farming ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Celtic ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
Irish Sea coastline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fertile lowlands of southwest Wales ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Moridunum Demetarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Llanio (Roman fort)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loughor (Roman fort) NERFINISHED ⓘ Moridunum Demetarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
archaeological record
ⓘ
classical literary sources ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Insular Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| likelySpoke | Brittonic language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ southwest Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Claudius Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Ptolemy’s Geographia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernNameDerived |
Demetian (adjectival form)
ⓘ
Dyfed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly derived from a root meaning ‘sheep’ or ‘domesticated animals’ ⓘ |
| neighbouringTribe |
Ordovices
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preRomanPoliticalOrganization | tribal chiefdom ⓘ |
| regionCorrespondsTo |
modern Pembrokeshire
ⓘ
parts of Carmarthenshire ⓘ parts of Ceredigion ⓘ |
| regionType | tribal territory ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| romanAdministrativeStatus | civitas ⓘ |
| romanCivitasName | Civitas Demetarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanProvince | Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorPolity | Kingdom of Dyfed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalCentre | Moridunum Demetarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underRomanRule | yes ⓘ |
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