Aremorica
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Aremorica is the ancient Latin name for a region in northwestern Gaul, roughly corresponding to modern Brittany and parts of Normandy in France.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
maritime trade
ⓘ
seafaring Celts ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Seine River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Armorican Celts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | from Gaulish elements meaning "in front of the sea" or "by the sea" ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Armorica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Armorica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernEquivalent | Armorican Massif region (geological and cultural sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasToponymicLegacyIn |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | no longer an administrative unit ⓘ |
| influenced | later identity of Brittany ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Celtic tribes
ⓘ
Osismii NERFINISHED ⓘ Redones NERFINISHED ⓘ Veneti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal oppida and fortified settlements
ⓘ
resistance to Roman authority at various times ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Gaulish ⓘ |
| laterLanguageSpoken |
Breton (in parts of the region)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallo-Romance dialects NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| laterReligionPracticed |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman paganism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
modern France
ⓘ
northwestern Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
works of classical geographers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Celtic Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Roman Empire (as provincial territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal region ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| roughlyCorrespondsTo |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Normandy ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Channel and Atlantic sea routes ⓘ |
| successorRegion |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy (partly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
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