Divodurum Mediomatricorum
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 Cityscape of Divodurum Mediomatricum (c. 2nd century AD) | |
| Alternative name | Divodurum |
|---|---|
| Location | Metz, France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Type | Celtic oppidum |
| History | |
| Periods | Roman Empire |
Divodurum Mediomatricorum ('place of the gods, divine enclosure')[note 1] was the main oppidum of the Mediomatrici (Gaulish: *Medio-māteres).[1] Divodurum Mediomatricorum is mentioned by Tacitus in the early 1st century AD.[2][1][3] The oldest settlement of the oppidum was located on a hill, at the confluence of the Moselle and Seille rivers, nowadays in France. The present-day city of Metz, attested c. 400 AD as civitas Mediomatricorum ('civitas of the Mediomatrici'), is named after the Celtic tribe.[4]
