1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ARMORICA (AREMORICA), the Roman name, derived from two Celtic words meaning the " seaside " (ar, on, and mor, sea), for the land of the Annorici, roughly the peninsula of Brittany. At the time of the Roman advance on Gaul there were five principal tribes in Armorica, the Namneti, the Veneti, the Osismii, the Curiosolitae and the Redones. It was subdued by Caesar, who entirely destroyed the seafaring tribe of its south coast, the Veneti. Under the Empire it formed part of the province of Gallia Lugudunensis (Lugdune…
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