Armorica

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ancient region historical region

Armorica was an ancient region in northwestern Gaul, roughly corresponding to modern Brittany and parts of Normandy in France.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Armorica canonical	13
Armorica (Brittany)	1
Armorica (later administrative region)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient region ⓘ historical region ⓘ
alternativeName	Aremorica ⓘ
associatedWith	migration of Britons to the continent ⓘ
borderedBy	Loire River region to the south ⓘ Seine River region to the east ⓘ
conqueredBy	Roman Republic ⓘ
conqueredInCentury	1st century BCE ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culture	Celtic ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ salt production ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ English Channel ⓘ
historicalSuccessor	Brittany ⓘ
influencedFormationOf	Duchy of Brittany ⓘ surface form: medieval Duchy of Brittany
inhabitedBy	Armorican Gauls ⓘ Coriosolites ⓘ Namnetes ⓘ Osismii ⓘ Redones ⓘ Veneti (Gaulish tribe) ⓘ
knownFor	coastal oppida (fortified settlements) ⓘ seafaring peoples ⓘ
languageOfName	Gaulish ⓘ
laterBecamePartOf	Gallia Lugdunensis ⓘ surface form: Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis Gallia Lugdunensis ⓘ surface form: Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis Tertia (Lugdunensis III)
latinName	Armorica self-link ⓘ
locatedIn	Gaul ⓘ Gaul ⓘ surface form: northwestern Gaul
locatedOn	Atlantic coast ⓘ English Channel coast ⓘ
mentionedBy	Julius Caesar ⓘ
mentionedIn	Gallic Wars ⓘ surface form: Commentarii de Bello Gallico
modernTerritoryIncludes	Brittany ⓘ surface form: Brittany, France parts of Normandy, France ⓘ
nameEtymology	from Gaulish *Aremorica meaning “place in front of the sea” or “coastal region” ⓘ
partOf	Celtic culture ⓘ surface form: Celtic world Gaul ⓘ surface form: Roman Gaul
primaryAncientLanguage	Gaulish ⓘ
religion	Celtic polytheism ⓘ
roughlyCorrespondsTo	Brittany ⓘ parts of Normandy ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Atlantic and Channel sea routes ⓘ
timePeriod	Iron Age ⓘ Roman period ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaul → hasPart → Armorica ⓘ

diocese of the Gauls → hadProvince → Armorica ⓘ

subject surface form: Diocese of the Gauls

this entity surface form: Armorica (later administrative region)

Armorica → latinName → Armorica self-link ⓘ

Gallia Lugdunensis → borders → Armorica ⓘ

Campaigns in Armorica → location → Armorica ⓘ

Praetorian Prefecture of the Gauls → appliesToJurisdiction → Armorica ⓘ

Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances) → traditionalLocation → Armorica ⓘ

subject surface form: Forest of Brocéliande

Geoffrey of Monmouth (literary consolidation) → geographicalFocus → Armorica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Armorica (Brittany)

King of Brittany → locatedIn → Armorica ⓘ

House of Nantes → historicalRegion → Armorica ⓘ

House of Rennes → historicalRegion → Armorica ⓘ

House of Penthièvre → historicalRegion → Armorica ⓘ

War of the Breton Succession → historicalRegion → Armorica ⓘ

Duchess of Brittany → appliesToTerritory → Armorica ⓘ

Armorican Massif → namedAfter → Armorica ⓘ