Divodurum/Mettis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow
Creators: C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow
Contributors:
DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Jan 03, 2025 08:39 AM
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History
Divodurum/Mettis was a Celtic capital oppidum of the Mediomatrici tribe and was captured by Iulius Caesar in 52 BC.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/108927
49.1181355, 6.1741555
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARMC location 842 (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Divo Dvrimedio Matricorvm (Divo Durimedio Matricorum: Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Divodurum (30 BC - AD 640)
- Mettis (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Metz (modern)
- Divodurum/Mettis connection Mediomatrici (unspecified date range)
- Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains located at Divodurum/Mettis (unspecified date range)
settlement, amphitheatre, amphitheater
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- BAtlas 11 G3 Divodurum/Mettis
- ItAnt (Cuntz) 365,6 Divodorum
- ItMiller 65-66
- KlPauly Divodurum
- New Pauly
- PECS (Perseus) DIVODURUM MEDIOMATRICORUM later METTIS (Metz) Moselle, France
- Ptol. 2.9.7
- ToposText Divodurum/Mettis (Gallia)
- Toussaint 1948
- Wikipedia (English) Metz
- Wikipedia (French) Amphithéâtre de Metz
- See Also:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 11 G3 Divodurum/Mettis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Metz
C. Haselgrove, J. Kunow, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Divodurum/Mettis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/108927> [accessed: 21 January 2025]
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