Luguvalium, the Glossary
Luguvalium (or Luguvalium Carvetiorum) was an ancient Roman city in northern Britain located within present-day Carlisle, Cumbria, and may have been the capital of the 4th-century province of Valentia.[1]
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Ala Gallorum Petriana
Ala Gallorum Petriana (English: "Petrianus' Ala of Gauls") was a Roman auxiliary unit.
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Alder
Alders are trees that compose the genus Alnus in the birch family Betulaceae.
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
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Antonine Itinerary
The Antonine Itinerary (Itinerarium Antonini Augusti, "Itinerary of the Emperor Antoninus") is an itinerarium, a register of the stations and distances along various roads.
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Antonine Wall
The Antonine Wall (Vallum Antonini) was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth.
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Bede
Bede (Bēda; 672/326 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable (Beda Venerabilis), was an English monk, author and scholar.
Belatucadros
Belatucadros or Belatucadrus, was a deity worshipped in Celtic northern Britain, particularly in Cumberland and Westmorland.
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Book of Taliesin
The Book of Taliesin (Llyfr Taliesin) is one of the most famous of Middle Welsh manuscripts, dating from the first half of the 14th century though many of the fifty-six poems it preserves are taken to originate in the 10th century or before.
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Boudica
Boudica or Boudicca (from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as italics) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61.
Brigantes
The Brigantes were Ancient Britons who in pre-Roman times controlled the largest section of what would become Northern England.
British Iron Age
The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, which had an independent Iron Age culture of its own.
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Caer
Caer (cair or kair) is a placename element in Welsh meaning "stronghold", "fortress", or "citadel", roughly equivalent to an Old English suffix (-ceaster) now variously written as ''-chester''.
Caledonia
Caledonia was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the part of Scotland that lies north of the River Forth, which includes most of the land area of Scotland.
Carlisle
Carlisle (from Caer Luel) is a cathedral city in the ceremonial county of Cumbria in England.
Carlisle Castle
Carlisle Castle is a stone keep medieval fortress located in the city of Carlisle near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall.
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Carvetii
The Carvetii (Common Brittonic: *Carwetī) were a Brittonic Celtic tribe living in what is now Cumbria, in North-West England during the Iron Age, and were subsequently identified as a civitas (canton) of Roman Britain.
Celtic mythology
Celtic mythology is the body of myths belonging to the Celtic peoples.
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Celtic toponymy
Celtic toponymy is the study of place names wholly or partially of Celtic origin.
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Civitas
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term civitas (plural civitates), according to Cicero in the time of the late Roman Republic, was the social body of the cives, or citizens, united by law (concilium coetusque hominum jure sociati).
Clifton, Cumbria
Clifton is a small linear village and civil parish in Cumbria, England.
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Common Brittonic
Common Brittonic (Brythoneg; Brythonek; Predeneg), also known as British, Common Brythonic, or Proto-Brittonic, is an extinct Celtic language spoken in Britain and Brittany.
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Corbridge
Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, west of Newcastle and east of Hexham.
Cumbria
Cumbria is a ceremonial county in North West England.
Cuthbert
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (– 20 March 687) was a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition.
End of Roman rule in Britain
The end of Roman rule in Britain was the transition from Roman Britain to post-Roman Britain.
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Hadrian
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138.
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall (Vallum Hadriani, also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Aelium in Latin) is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. Luguvalium and Hadrian's Wall are Archaeological sites in Cumbria, Roman fortifications in England and Roman sites in Cumbria.
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Hen Ogledd
Yr Hen Ogledd, meaning the Old North, is the historical region that was inhabited by the Brittonic people of sub-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, now Northern England and the southern Scottish Lowlands, alongside the fellow Brittonic Celtic Kingdom of Elmet.
Historia Brittonum
The History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) is a purported history of early Britain written around 828 that survives in numerous recensions from after the 11th century.
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Interpretatio graeca
Greek translation, or "interpretation by means of Greek ", refers to the tendency of the ancient Greeks to identify foreign deities with their own gods.
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Julia Domna
Julia Domna (– 217 AD) was Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus.
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Legio IX Hispana
Legio IX Hispana ("9th Spanish Legion"), also written as Legio VIIII Hispana, was a legion of the Imperial Roman army that existed from the 1st century BC until at least 120 AD.
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Legio XX Valeria Victrix
Legio XX Valeria Victrix, in English the Twentieth Victorious Valeria Legion, was a legion of the Imperial Roman army.
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Linguistic reconstruction
Linguistic reconstruction is the practice of establishing the features of an unattested ancestor language of one or more given languages.
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Lugus
Lugos (Gaulish) or Lugus (Latin), also known by other names, is a god of the Celtic pantheon.
Mansio
In the Roman Empire, a mansio (from the Latin word mansus, the perfect passive participle of manere "to remain" or "to stay") was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, maintained by the central government for the use of officials and those on official business whilst travelling.
Mars (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Mars (Mārs) is the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome.
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Milecastle 65
Milecastle 65 (Tarraby) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Luguvalium and milecastle 65 are Roman sites in Cumbria.
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Mithraeum
A Mithraeum, sometimes spelled Mithreum and Mithraion (Μιθραίον), is a Mithraic temple, erected in classical antiquity by the worshippers of Mithras.
Nennius
Nennius – or Nemnius or Nemnivus – was a Welsh monk of the 9th century.
Oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family.
Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
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Petriana
Uxelodunum (with the alternative Roman name of Petriana and the modern name of Stanwix Fort) was a Roman fort with associated civilian settlement (vicus) in modern-day Carlisle, Cumbria, England. Luguvalium and Petriana are Roman fortifications in England and Roman sites in Cumbria.
Picts
The Picts were a group of peoples in what is now Scotland north of the Firth of Forth, in the Early Middle Ages.
Quintus Petillius Cerialis
Quintus Petillius Cerialis Caesius Rufus (AD 30 — after AD 83), otherwise known as Quintus Petillius Cerialis, was a Roman general and administrator who served in Britain during Boudica's rebellion and went on to participate in the civil wars after the death of Nero.
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Rheged
Rheged was one of the kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd ("Old North"), the Brittonic-speaking region of what is now Northern England and southern Scotland, during the post-Roman era and Early Middle Ages.
River Caldew
The River Caldew is a river running through Cumbria in England.
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River Derwent, Cumbria
The Derwent is a famous river in the county of Cumbria in the north of England; it rises in the Lake District and flows northwards through two of its principal lakes, before turning sharply westward to enter the Irish Sea at Workington The name Derwent is shared with three other English rivers and is thought to be derived from a Celtic word for "oak trees" (an alternative is dour "water" and (g)-went "white / pure".
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River Eden, Cumbria
The River Eden is a river that flows through the Eden District of Cumbria, England, on its way to the Solway Firth.
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Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain.
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Roman conquest of Britain
The Roman conquest of Britain was the Roman Empire's conquest of most of the island of Britain, which was inhabited by the Celtic Britons.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
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Roman province
The Roman provinces (pl.) were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire.
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Romano-British culture
The Romano-British culture arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest in AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia.
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Septimius Severus
Lucius Septimius Severus (11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was a Roman politician who served as emperor from 193 to 211.
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Stanegate
The Stanegate (meaning "stone road" in Northumbrian dialect) was an important Roman road and early frontier built in what is now northern England. Luguvalium and Stanegate are Archaeological sites in Cumbria.
Stanwix
Stanwix is a district of Carlisle, Cumbria in North West England. Luguvalium and Stanwix are Roman sites in Cumbria.
Sub-Roman Britain
Sub-Roman Britain is the period of late antiquity in Great Britain between the end of Roman rule and the Anglo-Saxon settlement.
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Tanning (leather)
Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather.
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Temple
A temple (from the Latin templum) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice.
Theodor Mommsen
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist.
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Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Carlisle, England.
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Urien
Urien, often referred to as Urien Rheged or Uriens, was a late 6th-century king of Rheged, an early British kingdom of the Hen Ogledd (today's northern England and southern Scotland) of the House of Rheged.
Valentia (Roman Britain)
Valentia (Latin for "Land of Valens") was probably one of the Roman provinces of the Diocese of "the Britains" in late Antiquity.
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Valentinian II
Valentinian II (Valentinianus; 37115 May 392) was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman empire between AD 375 and 392.
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Venutius
Venutius was a 1st-century king of the Brigantes in northern Britain at the time of the Roman conquest.
Vexillatio
A vexillatio (vexillationes) was a detachment of a Roman legion formed as a temporary task force created by the Roman army of the Principate.
Vicus
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term vicus (plural vici) designated a village within a rural area (pagus) or the neighbourhood of a larger settlement.
Vindolanda
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort (castrum) just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it pre-dated. Luguvalium and Vindolanda are Roman auxiliary forts in England and Stanegate.
Vindolanda tablets
The Vindolanda tablets were, at the time of their discovery, the oldest surviving handwritten documents in Britain (they have since been antedated by the Bloomberg tablets). Luguvalium and Vindolanda tablets are Stanegate.
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Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
See also
Archaeological sites in Cumbria
- Bewcastle Cross
- Dog Hole Cave
- Giant's Grave, Cumbria
- Glassonby
- Gosforth Cross
- Great Langdale
- Hadrian's Wall
- Heaning Wood Bone Cave
- King Arthur's Round Table
- Langdale axe industry
- Leahill Turret, Hadrian's Wall
- List of monastic houses in Cumbria
- Little Meg
- Lowther Castle Stead
- Luguvalium
- Mayburgh Henge
- Military Way (Hadrian's Wall)
- Oddendale
- Pike Hill Signal Tower
- Ravenglass Roman Bath House
- Shap Stone Avenue
- Stanegate
Roman auxiliary forts in England
- Alauna (Maryport)
- Ambleside Roman Fort
- Bewcastle Roman Fort
- Brampton Old Church
- Bremetennacum
- Brocavum
- Burscough
- Burscough Roman fort
- Castra Exploratorum
- Cataractonium
- Concangis
- Coria (Corbridge)
- Derventio Brigantum
- Haltwhistle Burn
- Hod Hill
- Londinium
- Longovicium
- Luguvalium
- Magnis (Carvoran)
- Mamucium
- Maryport
- Nether Denton
- Newbrough
- Pevensey Castle
- Portchester Castle
- Regulbium
- Richborough Castle
- Slack Roman Fort
- Verterae
- Vindolanda
- Vindomora
- Vinovia
Stanegate
- Brampton Old Church
- Coria (Corbridge)
- Luguvalium
- Magnis (Carvoran)
- Stanegate
- Vindolanda
- Vindolanda tablets
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luguvalium
Also known as Caer Ligualid, Cair Ligualid, Luguvallium, Luguvallo, Luguvallum, Luguwalion.
, Roman conquest of Britain, Roman Empire, Roman province, Romano-British culture, Septimius Severus, Stanegate, Stanwix, Sub-Roman Britain, Tanning (leather), Temple, Theodor Mommsen, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Urien, Valentia (Roman Britain), Valentinian II, Venutius, Vexillatio, Vicus, Vindolanda, Vindolanda tablets, Wales.