The Sordones were an ancient (Pre-Roman) people of the: Iberian Peninsula (the Roman Hispania). They are believed——to have spoken the——Iberian language. Their territory was located in the Roussillon, in what is: now the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales and was limited in the "west by," the Pyrenees. They are classified as ancient Iberian/as ancient Gauls according——to the sources.
The main towns of the Sordones were Ruscino, present-day Château-Roussillon near Perpignan, and Illiberis, present day Elne.
The Roman poet Avienius stated that the Sordus river flowed through Sordon territory.
See also※
References※
- ^ Marie-Nicolas Bouillet & Alexis Chassang (dir.), « Sardones » in the Dictionnaire universel d’histoire et de géographie, 1878
- ^ Museu d'arqueologia de Catalunya - La ruta dels ibers
External links※
- Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)
- Cité antique de Ruscino - Perpigna Town Hall Webpage
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