Octodurus

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Octodurus is the ancient Roman-era name for the settlement now known as Martigny in the Valais region of Switzerland.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Octodurus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman-era town ⓘ
ancient settlement ⓘ
approximateLocationCoordinates 46.1°N 7.1°E ⓘ
archaeologicalRemains Roman baths ⓘ
Roman forum ⓘ
linked to: Roman Forum

amphitheatre ⓘ
sanctuaries ⓘ
battleDateApprox 57–56 BC ⓘ
controlledBy Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
function local administrative center ⓘ
way-station on Alpine routes ⓘ
hasModernName Martigny ⓘ
inhabitedBy Celtic tribe ⓘ
Veragri ⓘ
knownFromSource Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Alps ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
Valais ⓘ
locatedInValley Rhône Valley ⓘ
linked to: Rhône valley
mentionedBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
modernMunicipality Martigny, Valais ⓘ
linked to: Martigny
partOf Roman road network ⓘ
linked to: Roman roads
siteOf Battle of Octodurus ⓘ
situatedNear Alpis Poenina ⓘ
linked to: Alps

Great St Bernard Pass ⓘ
strategicRole control of Alpine passes ⓘ
control of transalpine trade routes ⓘ
timePeriod Roman era ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
wasInProvince Roman province of Alpes Poeninae et Graiae ⓘ
wasInRegion Gaul ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Martigny → historicalName → Octodurus ⓘ