Cenabum
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Cenabum was an important ancient Gallic city and trading center of the Carnutes, located on the Loire River where the modern French city of Orléans now stands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cenabum canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gallic settlement
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ |
| approximateLocationCoordinates | 47.9°N 1.9°E ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partly buried under modern Orléans ⓘ |
| attestedBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedInSource | Commentarii de Bello Gallico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Burdigala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lugdunum NERFINISHED ⓘ Narbo Martius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInAntiquity | Roman Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedInYear | 52 BC ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
river transport services
ⓘ
trade in agricultural products ⓘ |
| function |
river port
ⓘ
trading center ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
destruction by Julius Caesar in 52 BC
ⓘ
massacre of Roman merchants by the Carnutes ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Carnutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commerce on the Loire River
ⓘ
grain trade ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Gaulish ⓘ |
| laterLanguageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | territory of the Carnutes ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientRegion | Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Centre-Val de Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Loire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Carnutes territory ⓘ |
| partOfTradeNetwork |
Atlantic–Mediterranean trade routes
ⓘ
Loire River trade routes ⓘ |
| politicalStatusAfterConquest | Romanized town ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | medieval city of Orléans ⓘ |
| regionRelativeToParis | southwest of Paris ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| riverRole | Loire River crossing point ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Loire River crossing
ⓘ
link between northern and southern Gaul ⓘ |
| successorSettlement |
Aurelianum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman Republic era ⓘ |
| urbanType | oppidum ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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