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Oppidum is a Latin word meaning 'defended (fortified) administrative centre or town', originally used in reference to non-Roman towns as well as provincial towns under Roman control. [10] [11] The word is derived from the earlier Latin ob-pedum, 'enclosed space', possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *pedóm-, 'occupied
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.
The Châteliers oppidum (or Châtelliers) is a French archaeological site located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. The site is strategically situated on a limestone spur approximately 50 meters above the confluence of the Loire and one of its tributaries, the Amasse [ fr ] .
Its name came from the Latin word Oppidum from the Gallo-Roman hilltop fortress towns of the region. The first castle had an interior court surrounded by five towers, three of which still stand. In the 12th century a taller square castle keep with crenelation replaced one of the corner towers.
Latin being an inflected language, names in a Latin context may have different word-endings to those shown here, which are given in the nominative case. For instance Roma (Rome) may appear as Romae meaning "at Rome" (), "of Rome" or "to/for Rome" (), as Romam meaning "Rome" as a direct object (), or indeed as Romā with a long a, probably not indicated in the orthography, meaning "by, with or ...
Des origines de l'oppidum au règne de Tibère (The Sites of House 1 of the Horse Park (PC1). The Origins of the Oppidum in the Reign of Tiberius), Glux-en-Glenne : Bibracte, 2004, 472 p. Olmer F., Les amphores de Bibracte, 2. Le commerce du vin chez les Eduens d'après les timbres d'amphores, Glux-en-Glenne : Bibracte, 2003, 375 p.
Avaricum was an oppidum in ancient Gaul, near what is now the city of Bourges. Avaricum, situated in the lands of the Bituriges Cubi, was the largest and best-fortified town within their territory, situated on very fertile lands. The terrain favored the oppidum, as it was
Camulodunum (/ ˌ k æ m (j) ʊ l oʊ ˈ dj uː n ə m / KAM-(y)uu-loh-DEW-nəm; [1] Latin: CAMVLODVNVM), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important [2] [3] castrum and city in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province.