NORICUM


Meaning of NORICUM in English

Ancient kingdom and Roman province, west-central Europe.

It was located roughly south of the Danube River and north of modern Italy. Originally controlled by a Celtic confederacy, it was annexed by Augustus 0441; 15 BC. Its rich iron and gold mines were worked by the Romans. Latin inscriptions on coins indicate a Romanized culture. Emperor Claudius enhanced the significance of several of Noricum's towns and recruited soldiers from the area for the Praetorian Guard 0441; AD 50. The Frank s settled there by the end of the 5th century AD.

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