An oppidum (plural oppida) is a large defended Iron Age settlement. Oppida are associated with the Celtic late La Tène culture, emerging during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, spread across Europe, stretching from Britain and Iberia in the west to the edge of the Hungarian plain in the east. They continued in use until the Romans began conquering E...
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A fortified town. It was used by authors, such as Julius Caesar, to describe large, low-lying, Celtic settlements, often ditched and highly fortified, in Britain and northern Gaul.
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(Latin) a Roman urban center or fortified city; according to the lex Rubria in 49 BCE, oppida could have three subdivisions: municipium, colonia, and praefectura.
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