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==Condatis== |
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{{See also|Condatis}} |
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==Archaeological evidence== |
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===British Isles=== |
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Roman altars with inscriptions to ''Mars Condates'' have been found |
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in the [[River Tees|Tees]] and [[River Wear|Wear]] valleys of [[County Durham]]. |
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{{efn| MacKillop – ''...Celtic Mythology''<br> |
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[[Condatis]]..."A god worshipped in Roman occupied Britain, |
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much associated with the confluence of rivers |
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..."His shrines have been found between the Tyne and Tees rivers |
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..."His name is commemorated in many place names |
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...{{sfn|MacKillop|2004|p=100}} }} |
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Similar altars are normally found at the confluence of rivers – for example, |
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the [[Cong Burn]]–Wear confluence near Chester-le-Street – |
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however others may have been disturbed or removed, especially by antiquarians and collectors. |
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The inscription ''Mars Condates'' is a [[wikt:conflation#English|conflation]] |
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(joining together) of deities:{{efn|name="Oliver_Twinning"| |
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Neil Oliver – ''Ancient Britain''<br> |
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..."Twinning of gods and goddesses was a tactic the Romans employed all across the Empire |
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...{{sfn|Oliver|2012|p=347}} }} |
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# Roman god [[List of Roman deities#M|Mars]] – god of war and father of Romulus, the founder of Rome. |
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# [[Gaul|Gaulish]] [[deity]] '''Condatis''' – god of river [[confluence]]s. |
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===Altar inscriptions (British Isles)=== |
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List of altars with inscriptions to ''Mars Condates'', found in |
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[[North Britain#Historic use|North Britain]]: |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; background:#f0f0f0" |
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!style="text-align:left"|Reference |
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!style="text-align:left"|Type |
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!style="text-align:left"|Find location |
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!style="text-align:left"|[[Confluence]] |
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!style="text-align:left"|Map |
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!style="text-align:left"|[[Latitude]]<br>N – S |
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|- Cramond |
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|Mars Condates<br>RIB 3500.<ref group=rib>{{cite web |
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|title= RIB 3500. Fragmentary altar dedicated to Mars Condates (?) |
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|url= https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/3500 |
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|website= Roman Inscriptions of Britain |accessdate= 28 September 2024}}</ref> |
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|Altar<br>fragment |
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|[[Cramond Roman Fort]],<br>near Edinburgh. |
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|[[River Almond, Lothian|Almond]]–[[Firth of Forth]]. |
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|<ref group=map>{{cite web |title= MAGiC MaP: Cramond Roman Fort. |
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|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?chosenLayers=moncIndex&xygridref=319090,676800&startScale=10000 |
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|publisher= Defra }}</ref> |
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|676800 |
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|- Chester-le-Street |
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|Mars Condates<br>RIB 1045.<ref group=rib>{{cite web |
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|title= RIB 1045. Altar dedicated to Mars Condates |
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|url= https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/1045 |
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|website= Roman Inscriptions of Britain |accessdate= 28 September 2024}}</ref> |
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|Altar |
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|[[Concangis|''Concangis'']] (Roman Fort),<br>[[Chester-le-Street]]. |
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|[[Cong Burn]]–[[River Wear|Wear]]. |
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|<ref group=map>{{cite web |title= MAGiC MaP: Cong Burn – River Wear confluence. |
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|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?chosenLayers=moncIndex&xygridref=427950,551570&startScale=10000 |
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|publisher= Defra }}</ref> |
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|551570 |
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|- Coniscliffe |
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|Mars Condates<br>RIB 1024.<ref group=rib>{{cite web |
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|title= RIB 1024. Altar dedicated to Mars Condates |
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|url= https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/1024 |
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|website= Roman Inscriptions of Britain |accessdate= 28 September 2024}}</ref> |
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|Altar |
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|[[High Coniscliffe]] village.{{efn|Found at [[High Coniscliffe]], |
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which lies about 1.6 km. east of Piercebridge. |
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}}<br>[[Piercebridge Roman Fort]],<br>[[Dere Street]] |
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|? [[River Tees]]. |
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|<ref group=map>{{cite web |title= MAGiC MaP: High Coniscliffe. |
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|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?chosenLayers=moncIndex&xygridref=422600,515300&startScale=10000 |
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|publisher= Defra }}</ref> |
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|515300 |
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|- Bowes |
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|Mars Condates<br>RIB 731.<ref group=rib>{{cite web |
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|title= RIB 731. Altar dedicated to Mars Condates |
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|url= https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/731 |
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|website= Roman Inscriptions of Britain |accessdate= 28 September 2024}}</ref> |
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|Altar |
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|[[Bowes]] village.{{efn|Found on the north side of the [[Watling Street|main road]] |
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about 180 m. east of [[Lavatrae|Bowes fort]]. |
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}}<br>[[Lavatrae|''Lavatrae'']] (Roman Fort),<br>[[Watling Street]] (North). |
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|? [[River Greta, Durham|River Greta]]. |
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|<ref group=map>{{cite web |title= MAGiC MaP: Bowes village. |
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|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?chosenLayers=moncIndex&xygridref=399420,513430&startScale=10000 |
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|publisher= Defra }}</ref> |
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|513430 |
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|- Moulton |
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|Mars Condates<br>Brit. 47.1.<ref group=rib>{{cite web |
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|title= Brit. 47.1. To the god Mars Condates, Cunobacha set (this) up |
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|url= https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/sites/moulton |
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|website= Roman Inscriptions of Britain |accessdate= 28 September 2024}}</ref> |
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|Altar |
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|[[Moulton, North Yorkshire]]. |
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|Not known |
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|<ref group=map>{{cite web |title= MAGiC MaP: Moulton, North Yorkshire. |
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|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?chosenLayers=moncIndex&xygridref=423550,503830&startScale=10000 |
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|publisher= Defra }}</ref> |
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|503830 |
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===France=== |
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==References== |
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===Citations=== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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====Web==== |
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{{Reflist|group=web}} |
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====RIB==== |
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{{Reflist|group=rib}} |
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====Maps==== |
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{{Reflist|group=map}} |
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{{Reflist|group=help}} |
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===Notes for citations=== |
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{{notelist}} |
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==Sources== |
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*{{cite book |last1= MacKillop |first1= James |author-link= James MacKillop (author) |
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|date= 2004 |title= Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology |
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|publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] |isbn= 0-19-860967-1 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1= Oliver |first1= Neil |author-link= Neil Oliver |
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|year= 2012 |title= A History of Ancient Britain |
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|publisher= [[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]] |isbn= 978-0753828861 }} |
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