Tricastini

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Tricastini were an ancient Gallic tribe that inhabited the region around modern-day Tricastin in southeastern France during the Iron Age and Roman periods.

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Tricastini canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age people
ancient Gallic tribe
archaeologicalEvidence settlements in Tricastin plain
chiefTown Augusta Tricastinorum
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
conqueredBy Roman Republic
continent Europe
culture La Tène culture
economy agriculture
viticulture
ethnicity Gauls
integratedInto Roman Empire
language Gaulish
locatedIn Gallia Narbonensis
Transalpine Gaul
linked to: Gaul

southeastern France
mentionedBy Pliny the Elder
Pomponius Mela
Ptolemy
linked to: Ptolemaios
modernCountry France
modernRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
nameEtymology possibly from Gaulish elements meaning "three" and "castella" (forts)
neighbouringTribe Allobroges
Cavares
Helvii
Vocontii
partOf Gaul
region Tricastin
religion Celtic polytheism
riverNearby Rhône
linked to: Rhône River
romanization yes
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman period

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tricastin historicalPeople Tricastini
Tricastin namedAfter Tricastini
Augusta Tricastinorum namedAfter Tricastini