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Italští Bojové a česká oppida [The Italian Boii and Bohemian oppida]
2010The article evaluates critically a theory searching for the impulse for the emergence of late La Tène opppida in the north Italian region of Emilia Romagna, where the Celtic tribe of Boii is reported to have dwelt in the 4th - early 2nd centuries B.C.
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Oppida: Introductions to Heritage Assets
2018An introduction to oppida (Late Iron Age enclosed and unenclosed settlements, some having the characteristics of early towns). Descriptions of enclosed oppida, territorial oppida, unenclosed oppida, and their development and a brief chronology follow.
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2018
Abstract The first examples of urbanization in Celtic Europe were the princely residences of the early Iron Age, but it was not until the late third century BC that urban centres began to flourish across Europe. The first were open settlements, followed by fortified oppida.
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Abstract The first examples of urbanization in Celtic Europe were the princely residences of the early Iron Age, but it was not until the late third century BC that urban centres began to flourish across Europe. The first were open settlements, followed by fortified oppida.
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The Purpose of Gallic Oppida Ramparts:
2017International audience ; Questioning the defensive role of the ramparts of Late La Tène oppida is a prevailing tendency in recent Celtic historiography, as it is assumed by most scholars that their function was predominantly symbolic and ostentatious. Lines of reasoning refuting the military functionality of these fortifications, especially the murus ...
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OPPIDA AND THE ROMAN ARMY. A REVIEW OF RECENT EVIDENCE
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 1985SummaryUntil recently it has been commonly assumed that the Roman army made relatively little use of pre‐exising fortifications such as hillforts and oppida. The accumulation of evidence over the past twent years suggests that this view is to be modified.
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Reassessing the Oppida: The Role of Power and Religion
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 2014SummaryFor a long time, the origins and development of Late Iron Age oppida were viewed from predominantly economic perspectives and as dependent on contacts with the Mediterranean world. However, advances in research in recent decades make it necessary to qualify and reassess many of the traditional interpretations of the genesis and functions of ...
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Introduction : oppida et « civilisation des oppida » cent ans après Joseph Déchelette
2017À l'occasion du centenaire de la mort de Joseph Déchelette, une journée d'étude a été organisée le 10 décembre 2014, à l'Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès pour évoquer un des concepts les plus emblématiques de la Protohistoire européenne, la « civilisation » ou « culture des oppida ». D'où vient-il et quel est son champ d'application ? Est-il toujours
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Alternatives to Urbanism? Reconsidering Oppida and the Urban Question in Late Iron Age Europe
Journal of World Prehistory, 2017Tom Moore
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