Historical place profile

Divona

Divona (Cahors) was the capital of the civitas of the Cadurci throughout the Roman period. It takes its name from a sacred spring (likely the Fontaine des Chartreux) and a ford on the Lot river.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:138329
Catalogue ID
pleiades:138329
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
44.446313, 1.441714
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Divona (Cahors) was the capital of the civitas of the Cadurci throughout the Roman period. It takes its name from a sacred spring (likely the Fontaine des Chartreux) and a ford on the Lot river.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 14 G4 Divona

Source and reuse

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Research path

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