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	DIR-List of Contributors Roman Emperors Roman History Roman Roman Empire Imperator Basileus De Imperatoribus Romanis Encyclopedia Byzantine Rome
		Richard Weigel earned his Ph.D. in History from the University of Delaware in 1973 and has published Peace in the Ancient World (co-authored with Matthew Melko), Lepidus: The Tarnished Triumvir, and some thirty articles on Roman religion, politics, and numismatics of the Republic and Empire.
		He is interested in the history of the Later Roman Empire, especially in the historiography and political history of the Third and Fourth Centuries A.D. Michael Meckler is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Greek and Latin at the Ohio State University.
		His main fields of research are the economic history of the Roman Empire, funerary archaeology of the northwestern provinces, and Gaul in late antiquity.
	www.roman-emperors.org /listcont.htm (1820 words)

	Switzerland's Population and Languages
		Roman veterans and merchants settled in Switzerland and a "Gallo-Roman" culture was establish.
		While the Burgundians were keen to adopt the Gallo-Roman culture they found, learned Latin and forgot their German language, the Alamannen infiltrated Switzerland in little groups, settled far from the Roman towns in small villages and stuck to their German language and mentality.
		Romans in 58 B.C. This historical event has been recorded in some detail by the Roman commander in charge of the operation, C. Iulius Cesar.
	history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch /switzerlands-population-languages.html (1820 words)

	DIR-List of Contributors Roman Emperors Roman History Roman Roman Empire Imperator Basileus De Imperatoribus Romanis Encyclopedia Byzantine Rome
		Richard Weigel earned his Ph.D. in History from the University of Delaware in 1973 and has published Peace in the Ancient World (co-authored with Matthew Melko), Lepidus: The Tarnished Triumvir, and some thirty articles on Roman religion, politics, and numismatics of the Republic and Empire.
		He is interested in the history of the Later Roman Empire, especially in the historiography and political history of the Third and Fourth Centuries A.D. Michael Meckler is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Greek and Latin at the Ohio State University.
		His main fields of research are the economic history of the Roman Empire, funerary archaeology of the northwestern provinces, and Gaul in late antiquity.
	www.roman-emperors.org /listcont.htm (1820 words)

	Celtica - Spirituality
		This is an information-site on the Celtic (gallo-roman) Horsegoddess Epona.
		A discussion of ancient Celtic religion and our sources of knowledge.
		Celtic Whispers, Merlin's Voice and Morgana's Mirror aim to introduce people to the Celtic path and the realms of the Faery beyond the mirror through poetry, art and articles by Celtic student.
	www.conjure.com /CELT/cspirit.html (1820 words)

	Celtic history
		In the subsequent for Laten the Roman Iron Age in territory of Gallia there was a new ethnic generality - the Gallo-Romans, whose religion developed in a channel Roman imperial sincretism.
		And, in Gallia and adjoining areas - Iberia, Britain, Noric (present Slovenia and Croatia) appear numerous statues of gods or the mixed Gallo-Roman character, or is frank Celt.
		Sources of our knowledge about Celt (and practically any another) mythologies are the literature and the fine arts.
	www.geocities.com /celtic_gods1 (1532 words)

	Articles - Celt
		Celtic art had already incorporated classical influences, and surviving Gallo-Roman pieces interpret classical subjects or keep faith with old traditions despite a Roman overlay.
		This is somewhat misleading, however, since the Romans and Greeks did describe the Atlantic and continental Celts as being related to each other, having military alliances (and rivalries) with one another, sharing similar languages and traditions, as well as having a common religion and priest class.
		A century later the defeat of the combined Samnite, Celtic and Etruscan alliance by the Romans in the Third Samnite War sounded the end of the Celtic domination in Europe, but it was not until 192 BC that the Roman armies conquered the last remaining independent Celtic kingdoms in Italy.
	www.wathcesa.com /articles/Celt (5375 words)

	Chronarchy.Com: Essays: Esus: Encyclopedia of Relgions entries on Esus
		As a theonym Esus is unknown in Gallo-Roman writing except for a single inscription from the first century CE on the Altar of the Nautae of Paris, currently preserved at the Musée de Cluny (Corpus inscriptionum Latinarum, Berlin, 1863, vol.
		(Unlike Taranis and Esus, Teutates is not attested in Gallo-Roman iconography.) The Teutates-Esus-Taranis triad in Lucan still awaits a clear explanation beyond its evident Jupiter-like character.
		ESUS, a Celtic deity of uncertain attributes, was variously identified by the Romans with Mars and with Mercury.
	www.chronarchy.com /esus/eor_esus.html (975 words)

	info: UZES
		Uzès, as Ucetia was a small Gallo-Roman oppidum.
		Like many cloth-manufacturing centers (Uzès was known for its serges), the city and the surrounding countryside were strongly Protestant during the Wars of Religion in the 16th century, which wreaked havoc in Languedoc.
		Here, at the source of the Eure began the 1st century CE Roman aqueduct that brought water 50 km to Nimes, of which the famous stretch is the Pont du Gard, which carries the aqueduct on splendid arches across the river Gardon.
	www.mp3-midi.biz /Uzes (975 words)

	Society Religion and Spirituality Christianity Denominations Catholicism Reference Catholic Encyclopedia S
		San Francisco - Archdiocese established 29 July 1853 to include multiple counties in the State of California, U.S.A. San Gallo - A celebrated family of architects, sculptors, painters, and engravers, which flourished in Italy during the Renaissance period, from the middle of the fifteenth to the end of the sixteenth century.
		Salvete Christi Vulnera - The Roman Breviary hymn at Lauds of the feast of the Most Precious Blood, is found in the Appendix to Pars Verna of the Roman Breviary (Venice, 1798).
		Scopia - Archdiocese, ancient residence of the early Servian rulers is the modern Uscub.
	www.iper1.com /iper1-odp/scat/id/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Catholicism/Reference/Catholic_Encyclopedia/S (975 words)

	CNN/SI - 1999 Tour de France - Stage 1
		A thousand-year-old city, Montaigu was founded in the 9th century on a gallo-roman settlement.
		Well-tested during the Wars of Religion and a center for the Vendée military in the 18th century, Montaigu is today noted mostly for its annual Fair and expo.
		It survived the Norman invasions, but inspired the habitants of Saint Georges de Montaigu to regroup on the summit of a fortified hill.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cycling/1999/tour_de_france/stages/1.html (975 words)

	Chronarchy.Com: Essays: Esus: Encyclopedia of Relgions entries on Esus
		(Unlike Taranis and Esus, Teutates is not attested in Gallo-Roman iconography.) The Teutates-Esus-Taranis triad in Lucan still awaits a clear explanation beyond its evident Jupiter-like character.
		TEUTATES, a Celtic deity of uncertain attributes, was variously identified by the Romans with Mars and with Mercury.
		Encyclopedia of Religion, TEUTATES, Vol.14, p.409 - p.410
	www.chronarchy.com /esus/eor_esus.html (975 words)

	MacCulloch's Religion of the Ancient Celts: Accessories of Cult
		The images and bas-reliefs of the Gallo-Roman period fall mainly into two classes.
		In the first class are those representing native divinities, like Esus, Tarvos Trigaranos, Smertullos, Cernunnos, the horned and crouching gods, the god with the hammer, and the god with the wheel.
	www.celtic-twilight.com /otherworld/druidism/macculloch/accessories.htm (975 words)

	Sequana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Gallo-Roman religion, Sequana was the goddess of the river Seine, particularly the springs at the source of the Seine, and the Gaulish tribe the Sequani.
		A large bronze statue of a woman, draped in a long gown and with a diadem on her head, is believed to represent Sequana (Deyts p.74).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sequanna (212 words)

	Sequana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Gallo-Roman religion, Sequana was the goddess of the river Seine, particularly the springs at the source of the Seine, and the Gaulish tribe the Sequani.
		Eight inscriptions to Sequana are known, all from the Sources of the Seine.
		A large bronze statue of a woman, draped in a long gown and with a diadem on her head, is believed to represent Sequana (Deyts p.74).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sequanna (212 words)

	The Religion of the Ancient Celts: Chapter XIX. Accessories of Cult
		Thus, on the menhir of Kervadel are sculptured four figures, one being that of Mercury, dating from Gallo-Roman times.
		Other Romans besides himself had been struck by
		the resemblance of these stones to their Hermai, and perhaps the Gauls, if they did not already regard them as symbols of a god, acquiesced in the resemblance.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/celt/rac/rac22.htm (212 words)

	Artio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Gallo-Roman religion, Artio was a goddess of the bear, and was worshipped at Berne, which actually means "bear".
		To the Goddess Artio (or Artionis), from Licinia Sabinilla.
		A bronze sculpture from Muri, near Berne in Switzerland shows a large bear facing a woman seated in a chair, with a small tree behind the bear.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Artio (212 words)

	Celtica - Spirituality
		This is an information-site on the Celtic (gallo-roman) Horsegoddess Epona.
		A discussion of ancient Celtic religion and our sources of knowledge.
		Celtic Whispers, Merlin's Voice and Morgana's Mirror aim to introduce people to the Celtic path and the realms of the Faery beyond the mirror through poetry, art and articles by Celtic student.
	www.conjure.com /CELT/cspirit.html (566 words)

	Cernunnos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Gallo-Roman religion, his name is known from the "Pillar of the Boatmen" (Pilier des nautes), a monument now displayed in the Musée Nationale du Moyen Age in Paris.
		The earliest known probable depiction of Cernunnos was found at Val Camonica in Italy, dating from the 4th century BC, while the best known depiction is on the famous Gundestrup cauldron of pre-Germanic Denmark, dating to the 1st century BC.
		Cernunnos is known, from archaeological sources such as inscriptions and depictions, to have been worshipped in Gaul, Northern Italy (Gallia Cisalpina) and the southern coast of Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cernunnos (1192 words)

	Julio-Claudian period (from sculpture, Western) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Together with his older brother, Ernest, Julio founded E. and J. Gallo Winery in Modesto, Calif., in 1933 and built an empire by shaping American drinking tastes with inexpensive nonvintage wines.
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	www.britannica.com /eb/article-30356?tocId=30356 (934 words)

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