Noviodunum is a name of
Celt
The Celts ( , see Names of the Celts#Pronunciation, pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples ( ) were a collection of Indo-European languages, Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient Indo-European people, reached the apoge ...
ic origin, meaning "new fort": It comes from ''
nowyo'', Celtic for "new", and ''
dun'', the Celtic for "hillfort" or "fortified settlement", cognate of English ''town''.
Several places were named Noviodunum. Among these:
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Noviodunum ad Istrum, city, large Roman fortress and naval base near what is now
Isaccea
Isaccea () is a small town in Tulcea County, in Northern Dobruja, Romania, on the right bank of the Danube, 35 km north-west of Tulcea. According to the 2021 census, it has a population of 4,408.
The town has been inhabited for thousands o ...
, Romania
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Jublains, Mayenne, France, capital of the
Aulerci Diablintes
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Neung-sur-Beuvron, Loir-et-Cher, as ''Noviodunum Biturigum''; the capital of the
Bituriges, where Vercingetorix fought Julius Caesar in 52 BC.
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Nevers
Nevers ( , ; , later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is a city and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the pr ...
, Nièvre, France
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Pommiers, Aisne, France (
oppidum
An ''oppidum'' (: ''oppida'') is a large fortified Iron Age Europe, Iron Age settlement or town. ''Oppida'' are primarily associated with the Celts, Celtic late La Tène culture, emerging during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, spread acros ...
of the
Suessiones, situated on the nearby heights of
Soissons
Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital ...
)
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Nyon
Nyon (; historically German language, German: or and Italian language, Italian: , ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Nyon District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometer ...
, Vaud, Switzerland (formed the city centre of Julius Caesar's 45 BC foundation of
Colonia Iulia Equestris)
Roman towns types
Roman towns and cities in France
Roman towns and cities in Romania
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