Aquitani - Wikipedia
WebThe Aquitani were a tribe that lived in the region between the Pyrenees, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Garonne, in present-day southwestern France [1] in the 1st century BCE. The Romans dubbed this region Gallia Aquitania.
Aquitaine - Wikipedia
WebWebsite. Region of Aquitaine. Aquitaine ( UK: / ˌækwɪˈteɪn /, US: / ˈækwɪteɪn /, French: [akitɛn] ⓘ; Occitan: Aquitània [akiˈtanjɔ]; Basque: Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Aguiéne ), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( Occitan: Guiana ), is a historical region of Southwestern France and a former administrative region.
Aquitanian language - Wikipedia
WebThe Aquitanian language was the language of the ancient Aquitani, spoken on both sides of the western Pyrenees in ancient Aquitaine (approximately between the Pyrenees and the Garonne, in the region later known as Gascony) and in the areas south of the Pyrenees in the valleys of the Basque Country before the Roman conquest. [1]
Gallia Aquitania - Wikipedia
WebGallia Aquitania ( / ˈɡæliə ˌækwɪˈteɪniə /, Latin: [ˈɡalːi.a akᶣiːˈtaːni.a] ), [1] also known as Aquitaine or Aquitaine Gaul, was a province of the Roman Empire. It lies in present-day southwest France, where it gives its name to the modern region of Aquitaine.
Aquitaine | History, Culture, Geography, & Map | Britannica
WebAquitaine, former région of France. Except for the Pyrenees Mountains, which rise in the south, lowlands predominate in Aquitaine. The highest point in the region is the peak of Midi d’Ossau at 9,465 feet (2,885 metres). Most of the land, however, lies below 1,600 feet (500 metres), and a significant percentage is forested.
Aquitani - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WebAquitani. The tribes confederated as the Aquitani and other pre-Indo-European tribes are in black. The Aquitani were ancient people that lived in the region between the Pyrenees, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Garonne, in modern-day Aquitaine, France.
Cultures | Aquitani - Arcadian Venture LLC
WebAquitani. Background. The Aquitanians (Latin: Aquitani) were a people living in what is now southern Aquitaine and southwestern Midi-Pyrénées, France, called Gallia Aquitania by the Romans in the region between the Pyrenees, the Atlantic ocean, and the Garonne, present-day southwestern France.
Aquitaine - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WebAquitaine ( Occitan: Aquitània; Basque: Akitania; Spanish: Aquitania) is a part of southwestern France. It was once an administrative region but is now part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
RMS Aquitania - Wikipedia
WebThe longest-serving express ocean liner of the 20th century. The only major ocean liner to serve in both world wars. The last four-funneled ship at the time of her scrapping. RMS Aquitania was an ocean liner of the Cunard Line in service from 1914 to 1950.
Aquitania | Oxford Classical Dictionary
WebA name originally applied to the area bounded by the Garonne, the Pyrenees, and the bay of Biscay. The Aquitani are described as differing from the other Gauls in speech, customs, and physique, and archaeologically their culture …
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