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  1. Parisii (Gaul) - Wikipedia

    The Parisii (Gaulish: * Parisioi; Greek: Παρίσιοι, romanized: Parísioi) were a Gallic tribe that dwelt on the banks of the river Seine during the Iron Age and the Roman era. They lived on lands now occupied by the modern city of Paris, whose name is derived from the ethnonym.

  2. Parisi (tribe) - Wikipedia

    The Parisi were a British Celtic tribe located somewhere within the present-day East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, known from a single brief reference by Ptolemy in his Geographica of about AD 150. Many writers have connected them with the archaeological Arras culture and some with the more widely known Parisii of Gaul. [1]

  3. What’s in a Name? The Story of the Parisii

    Mar 23, 2021 · The Parisii were a Celtic tribe located in what the Romans later called northern Gaul. There was second tribe in Britain also called the Parisii, but historians are divided as to which group split off from whom, or even if they were ever connected at all.

  4. Parisii | people | Britannica

    Learn about this topic in these articles: …Gallic tribe known as the Parisii. The first recorded name for the settlement was Lutetia (Latin: “Midwater-Dwelling”). When the Romans arrived, the Parisii were sufficiently organized and wealthy to have their own gold coinage.

  5. Parisii — Wikipédia

    Les Parisii formaient un peuple gaulois installé dans l'actuelle région parisienne, qui a donné son nom à la ville de Paris. Selon César (53 av. J.-C.), leur ville principale (oppidum) aurait été Lutetia (Paris). Leur homonyme Parisii était un peuple occupant ce qui est aujourd'hui le Yorkshire de l'Est en Angleterre.

  6. Kingdoms of the Continental Celts - Parisii - The History Files

    The Parisii are known to be occupying the banks of the River Sequana (the Seine) from the middle of the third century BC. Who they displace (if anyone) is unknown but they appear to be ceded their territory by the Senones in a rejuggling of territorial holdings.

  7. Kingdoms of British Celts - Parisi - The History Files

    Judging by burial practises in the region, the early Parisi probably occupy their territory by this date. Whether they are related to the Parisii tribe in Gaul is unknown, but they seem to be a late arrival in the migration of those Celtic tribes which are dominant by the first century AD.

  8. Lutetia - Wikipedia

    ' Lutetia of the Parisii '), was a Gallo–Roman town and the predecessor of modern-day Paris. [4] Traces of an earlier Neolithic settlement (c. 4500 BC) have been found nearby, and a larger settlement was established around the middle of the third century BC by the Parisii, a Gallic tribe.

  9. Parisi Celtic Tribe - Roman Britain

    The Parisi were a British Celtic tribe located in the north of England. Next to their neighbours to the north and west, the powerful Brigantes, the Celtic Parisi were insignificant in terms of the extent of their territory. However, they seemed to have been more culturally advanced and had some civilising effect on the Brigantes.

  10. Parisii - Histoire du Monde

    Les Parisii étaient un peuple gaulois vivant dans l’actuelle région parisienne. Leur nom viendrait peut-être du gaulois kwarisi (peut-être en rapport avec les carrières de Montmartre ?).