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Eboracum ( Classical Latin: [ɛbɔˈraːkum]) was a fort and later a city in the Roman province of Britannia. In its prime it was the largest town in northern Britain and a provincial capital.
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Jun 12, 2004 · Eboracum is the Roman name for York, but just how did we get from Eboracum to York? The answer involves boars, mistranslation and the oddities of the Nordic tongue! Listen to how to say it
The Meaning of the City’s Name Eburacum of the Romano-British Period. York’s original Romano-British name Eburacum – later Colonia Eboracensium – is well documented, and several references are quoted throughout these web-pages.
noun. ancient name of York, England. Eboracum. / iːˈbɒrəkəm; ˌiːbɔːˈrɑːkəm / noun. the Roman name for York 1. Discover More. Example Sentences. Amongst others, the free inhabitants of Eboracum and Verulamium enjoyed the coveted rights of Roman citizenship. From Project Gutenberg.
The capital of the north of Roman Britain was Eboracum (modern York). This city was located in territory which had formerly been under the control of the Brigantes.
Sep 27, 2005 · Eboracum is the Roman name for York, but just how did we get from Eboracum to York? The answer involves boars, mistranslation and the oddities of the Nordic tongue!
The Roman name for York was Eboracum, based on a native British name for the ancient site. It is thought that the root of the early name was Eburos, an Ancient British personal name, which suggests that the site was founded by someone called Eburos.
