Parisii

Noun

Meaning

A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Lutetia; Paris, the capital of France, is named after them.

A British Celtic tribe located somewhere within the present-day East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, known from a single reference by Ptolemy, and possibly connected with the more widely known Parisii of Gaul.

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Around 300 BC, it appears that a group from the Gaulish Parisii tribe took over East Yorkshire, establishing the highly distinctive Arras culture ; and from around 150–100 BC, groups of Belgae began to control significant parts of the South. Source: Internet

De Motu, Loco et Tempore (first edition 1973 with the title: Thomas White's De Mundo Examined) A critical analysis of Thomas White (1593-1676) De mundo dialogi tres, Parisii, 1642. Source: Internet

Quintus Petillius Cerialis took his legions from Lincoln as far as York and defeated Venutius near Stanwick around 70. This resulted in the already Romanised Brigantes and Parisii tribes being further assimilated into the empire proper. Source: Internet

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