Celtic settlement Arausio

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Celtic settlement Arausio was an ancient pre-Roman town in southern Gaul that gave its name to the modern French city of Orange.


Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Celtic settlement
ancient town
pre-Roman settlement
associatedWith Celtic tribes of southern Gaul
continent Europe
countryInAntiquity Gallia Narbonensis
culture Celtic languages
surface form: "Celtic"
followedBy Romanization of the site
gaveNameTo Orange (city)
Orange (France)
surface form: "Orange, Vaucluse"
hasModernEquivalent Orange (France)
surface form: "Orange, France"
historicalStatus ancient settlement
languageContext Gaulish
locatedIn Gaul
Gallia Narbonensis
surface form: "southern Gaul"
locatedInPresentDay France
Orange (France)
surface form: "Orange, Vaucluse"
locatedOn Rhône Valley
surface form: "Rhône valley region"
modernCountry France
partOf Celtic world
precededBy earlier local prehistoric occupation
precedes Roman colony of Arausio
region Gallia Narbonensis
surface form: "Provincia Narbonensis (later Roman province)"
timePeriod pre-Roman era
toponymicLegacy name origin of Orange

Referenced by (2)

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

Orange hasRomanName Celtic settlement Arausio
this entity surface form: "Colonia Julia Firma Secundanorum Arausio"
Orange namedAfter Celtic settlement Arausio