Toarcis (Latin name of Thouars)
E834869
Toarcis is the Latin name for the French town of Thouars, historically significant enough to lend its name to the Toarcian age in the Early Jurassic period.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toarcis | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin toponym
ⓘ
ancient place name ⓘ |
| associatedGeologicalAge | Toarcian GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedTimeInterval | Early Jurassic GENERATED ⓘ |
| correspondsToModernTown | Thouars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Toarcian ⓘ |
| hasModernAdministrativeContext | commune of Thouars ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Toarcium ⓘ |
| hasRole | type locality for Toarcian stage (by name origin) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | gave its name to the Toarcian age ⓘ |
| inspiredNameOf |
Toarcian age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toarcian stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LatinNameOf | Thouars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western France ⓘ |
| modernEquivalentName | Thouars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernTownOnRiver | Thouet River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameUsedIn | Roman period ⓘ |
| region |
Deux-Sèvres department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToDiscipline |
historical geography
ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | Antiquity ⓘ |
| toponymType | settlement name ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman geographers ⓘ |
| usedIn | Latin historical sources ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.