Oppidum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oppidum is a noun meaning A large, defended Iron Age settlement associated with the Celtic La Tène culture.
Meaning
A large, defended Iron Age settlement associated with the Celtic La Tène culture.
Example Sentences
‘Mount Ceasar’ was a major oppidum of the Bellovaci tribe and almost certainly the tribal capital: its geographical relationship to the nearby Roman capital of Beauvais is typical of a post-conquest tribal resettlement.
Word Forms
- oppida
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pagus, oecus, vicus, odeion, fanum, senones.
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