Lexovii
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The Lexovii were an ancient Gallic tribe of northwestern France, known from Roman accounts for resisting Julius Caesar’s conquest of Armorica.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noviomagus Lexoviorum | 0 |
| Lisieux | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age people
ⓘ
ancient Gallic tribe ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
Gaulish coinage
ⓘ
pottery of La Tène style ⓘ settlement remains near Lisieux ⓘ |
| capital | Noviomagus Lexoviorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| culture | La Tène culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ local trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gauls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage |
Gaulish
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Seine basin vicinity ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Roman sources ⓘ |
| language | Gaulish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Armorica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallia NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Normandy region ⓘ northwestern France ⓘ territory of the Lexovii ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Commentarii de Bello Gallico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | Lisieux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernNameDerivedFrom | Lisieux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighbouringTribe |
Aulerci Eburovices
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baiocasses NERFINISHED ⓘ Veliocasses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armorica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal polity ⓘ |
| politicalStatusAfterConquest | Romanized civitas ⓘ |
| regionType | civitas ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| resisted | Roman conquest of Armorica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanization |
adopted Latin inscriptions
ⓘ
integrated into Roman provincial system ⓘ |
| status | extinct people ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Celtic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| underRomanRule | Gallia Lugdunensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.