Celtic place names of ancient Europe (-500/+500). Dictionary. New edition.
Wandering| N° d'inventaire | 23540 |
| Format | 16 x 24 |
| Détails | 382 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Arles, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782877729697 |
Celtic Place Names of Ancient Europe presents in dictionary form a survey of Celtic place names from Antiquity, either attested as such by the Ancients (Caesar, Strabo, Ptolemy, itineraries, etc.), or reconstructed from their medieval form (charters, cartularies, lives of saints) or their modern form. They were formed for the most part before the expansion of the Roman Empire and attest, by their very existence, to the presence of the Celts over a major part of the European continent in the period preceding this conquest, at the turn of our era. This extension, which is not limited to Gaul, nor even to the hexagon, and which Arbois de Jubainville called "The Celtic Empire", goes from the Rhineland to western Spain via Gaul, and from Brittany to Pannonia, via Cisalpine, that is to say northern Italy. After an introduction which explains the formation of Celtic place names and the dictionary itself, abundant indexes allow you to find an ancient place name from a modern name and the names of Celtic people who formed a place name. A translation of the toponyms is provided.
Celtic Place Names of Ancient Europe presents in dictionary form a survey of Celtic place names from Antiquity, either attested as such by the Ancients (Caesar, Strabo, Ptolemy, itineraries, etc.), or reconstructed from their medieval form (charters, cartularies, lives of saints) or their modern form. They were formed for the most part before the expansion of the Roman Empire and attest, by their very existence, to the presence of the Celts over a major part of the European continent in the period preceding this conquest, at the turn of our era. This extension, which is not limited to Gaul, nor even to the hexagon, and which Arbois de Jubainville called "The Celtic Empire", goes from the Rhineland to western Spain via Gaul, and from Brittany to Pannonia, via Cisalpine, that is to say northern Italy. After an introduction which explains the formation of Celtic place names and the dictionary itself, abundant indexes allow you to find an ancient place name from a modern name and the names of Celtic people who formed a place name. A translation of the toponyms is provided.