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Brigantia (other)
Brigantia may refer to: ;Goddess * Brigantia (goddess), a goddess in Celtic mythology ;Places * Brigantia (ancient region) – the land of the Brigantes of ancient Britain, now North England * the ancient Latin name of several cities and regions: ** Bragança Municipality, Portugal ** Bregenz, Austria ** Briançon, France ** Brianza, Italy ** A Coruña A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ..., Galicia, Spain See also * Brigantium (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigantia (goddess)
Brigantia or Brigindo was a goddess in Celtic polytheism, Celtic (Gallo-Roman and Romano-British) religion of Late Antiquity. Through ''interpretatio Romana'', she was identified with the goddesses Minerva, Tyche/Fortuna, and Victoria (mythology), Victoria. The tales connected to the characters of Brigid and Saint Brigid in Irish mythology and legend have been argued to be connected to Brigantia, although the figures themselves remain distinct. Etymology The name is derived from Proto-Celtic ''*brigantī'' and means "The High One", cognate with the Old Irish name Brigit, the Old High German personal name ''Burgunt'', the Sanskrit word ''Bṛhatī'' (बृहती) "high", an epithet of the Hindu dawn goddess Ushas, and Avestan ''bǝrǝzaitī''. The ultimate source is Proto-Indo-European ''*bʰr̥ǵʰéntih₂'' (feminine form of ''*bʰérǵʰonts'', "high"), derived from the root ''*bʰerǵʰ-'' ("to rise"). Evidence for Brigantia This goddess appears in several locations acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigantia (ancient Region)
Brigantia is the land inhabited by the Brigantes, a British Celtic tribe which occupied the largest territory in ancient Britain. The territory of Brigantia which now forms Northern England and part of The Midlands covered the majority of the land between the River Tyne and the Humber estuary forming the largest Brythonic Kingdom in ancient Britain. It was recorded by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD to extend sea to sea, from the Irish Sea on the west coast to the North Sea in the east. Etymology It is unclear if the Celtic name Brigantia is derived from the highland topography of the area or from the Goddess Brigantia who was worshiped by the Brigantes themselves. In modern Welsh the word ''braint'' means 'privilege, prestige' and comes from the same root ''*brigantī''. Other related forms from the modern Celtic languages are: Welsh ''brenin'' 'king' (< *''brigantīnos''); Welsh/Cornish/Breton ''bri'' 'prestige, reputation, honour, dignity', Scottish Gaelic ''brìgh'' 'pith, po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bragança Municipality
Bragança may refer to: People * Jaime Celestino Dias Bragança, a Portuguese footballer Politics and History * House of Bragança - A Portuguese Royal House * Duke of Bragança - A Portuguese noble, and later royal, title * Bragança - One of the member constituencies of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. Places Brazil * Bragança, Pará, a municipality in the State of Pará * Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, a municipality in the State of São Paulo Portugal * Bragança, Portugal, a city and municipality in the north-eastern district of Bragança * Bragança District Bragança District ( ; ) is a traditional political division of Portugal, in the northeast corner bordering on Spain (Castile and Leon and Galicia), covering 7.4% of the nation's continental landmass. the total resident population was 136,252, ..., a historical district in the Norte region of Portugal Sports * G.D. Bragança, association football club based in Bragança Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bregenz
Bregenz (; ) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost states of Austria, state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switzerland in the west and Germany in the northwest. Bregenz is located on a plateau falling in a series of terraces to the lake at the foot of Pfänder mountain. It is a junction of the arterial roads from the Rhine valley to the German Alps, German Alpine foothills, with cruise ship services on Lake Constance. It is famous for the annual summer music festival ''Bregenzer Festspiele'', as well as the dance festival ''Bregenzer Spring''. History The first settlements date from 1500 BC. The Brigantii are mentioned by Strabo as a Celtic sub-tribe in this region of the Alps. In the 5th century BC, the Celts settled at Brigantion, which became one of their most heavily fortified locations. After a series of battles in 15 BC, the Romans conquered Brigantion and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briançon
Briançon (, ) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of , based on the national definition as a community containing more than 2,000 inhabitants. Its most recent population estimate is 11,084 (as of 2018) for the Communes of France, commune. Briançon has been part of the Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites since they were established in 2008. History Briançon was the ''Brigantium'' of the Romans and formed part of the kingdom of Cottius, King Cottius. Brigantium was marked as the first place in Gaul, Gallia after Alpis Cottia (Mont Genèvre). At Brigantium the road branched, to the west through Grenoble to ''Vienna'' (modern Vienne, Isère, Vienne), on the Rhone; to the south through ''Ebrodunum'' (modern Emb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianza
Brianza (, ) is a geographical, historical and cultural area of Italy, at the foot of the Alps, in the northwest of Lombardy, between Milan and Lake Como. Geography Brianza extends from the Canzo area, North of Monza (approximately 14 km from Milan), to the Seveso River on the West and to the Adda River on the East. The southern and western parts are mostly flat, while the northern and eastern parts are mountainous. Brianza encompasses a part of the Local government, administrative area of the Province of Monza and Brianza, a part of the administrative area of the Province of Lecco, a part of the administrative area of the Province of Como and some municipalities of the administrative area of the province of Milan bordering the Province of Monza and Brianza. The main language spoken in this area is Italian and to a lesser extent Brianzöö dialect, a dialect of the Lombard language. Brianza is densely populated, with approximately 1.372 inhabitants/km2, yet re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province of A Coruña, having also served as political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982. A Coruña is located on a promontory in the Golfo Ártabro, a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the main industrial and financial centre of northern Galicia, and holds the headquarters of the Universidade da Coruña. A Coruña is the Spanish city featuring the tallest mean-height of buildings, also featuring a population density of of built land area. Name Origin There is no clear evidence as to what the name derives from. It seems to be from ''Crunia'', of unknown origin and meaning, documented for the first time at the time of Ferdinand II of Leó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
