Parisians
The Parisians ( Latin Parisii ) were a Celtic tribe of the Iron Age who lived on the banks of the Seine until the time of the Roman Empire . Their largest "city" ( oppidum ) was Lutetia Parisiorum , which under the Romans - now called Lutetia - became an important center of this region. This later became the city of Paris .
history
During Julius Caesar's campaign in Gallia (see Caesars De Bello Gallico ), the Parisians fought on the side of Vercingetorix against the Roman conquerors. It is possible that after their defeat some of them fled to Britain. It is more likely, however, that Parisians emigrated to Britain during the waves of Belgian immigration .
Until the 1960s, some archaeologists believed that Roman-British Parisian tribes near East Yorkshire and Humberside in Britain were descended from the Parisii of the Seine Valley. The burial rites of the two tribes differed only minimally, and the Arras culture , which was settled around East Yorkshire in the earlier Latène period , shows clear continental influences. Burials in which the deceased was buried in a vehicle under square mounds ( Wetwang's wagon grave ) are known from both regions.
Some genealogists believe that surnames like Paris , Parrish , O'Parish , etc. have their origin in this tribe. The steady wave of immigrants and the number of conquests Britain has seen since the Iron Age speak against it.
See also
Web links
- Page regarding the addressed surnames (English)
- Parisier - historical summary with sources (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dennis W. Harding, The Iron Age in Northern Britain. London, Routledge 20172, 40