
Hibernia is the Ancient Rome Latin name for the island of Ireland. The Romans referred to the North of Ireland as Scotia after the Scottish people who lived there. ==Meaning of Hibernia== Hibernia may derive from the Latin term ''hibernus'' that translates as wintery. Another possibility is that hibernia derives from Pytheas of Massilia, the Greek merchant and explorer from the 4th Century BC, who called Ireland ''Ierne'', which may itself derive from Erin the mythological name for Ireland. ''Ierne'' may have been further latinised to ''Ivernia'' and then to Hibernia. ==Popular belief== What is certain is that Hibernia was never formally incorporated into the Roman Empire. It is commonly believed that the Romans neither invaded nor particularly influenced Ireland. It is certain that Irish tribal expeditions harried the Roman provinces of Britannia (Britain) and Gaul (France). But what is less certain is whether the Romans had a direct effect on Ireland. Written records are brief yet suggestive. No Roman roads have been found, and no records of an invasion have been discovered. Irish written history does not mention Rome at all. However the lack of history does not mean that Rome or the Roman province of Britannia did not significantly interact with Ireland. ==Ireland at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain== Prior to the Romans, the tribes of Britain, Gaul, Spain and Ireland had mutually warred, traded and settled. Significant British settlement in the Southwest of Ireland occurred around 1 AD. Ptolemy in 100 CE records Irish tribal names identical to those of tribes in Gaul and Britain, suggesting significant settlement. At this time Ireland, Britain and France was populated by the Celts, with the associated Celtic Religion, supervised by the Druids. The Isle of Anglesey, Welsh ''Ynys Môn'', was the centre of the Druidic religion. By 51 BC French Gaul had been conquered by the Romans, with the permanent garrisoning of Britain occurring 100 years later. Irish interactions with the Roman empire are most likely to have occurred with the Roman province of Britannia. ==Evidence of Roman visits== Generally in Ireland Roman material is rare and found in different contexts from the native La Tene material. However in the Southeast of Ireland, where native material is rare, Roman-style cemeteries and large quantities of Roman finds have found. Tara, Ireland, the midland ritual complex, Clogher, a northern hillfort, and Cashel, in the south have produced early and late Roman material, the first two having produced no native finds of contemporary age. The place name Cashel has its origin in the Latin castellum. All become capitals of new kingdoms and all believe that their origins derive from Britain. At Drumanagh, 25 km of Dublin, a large (200,000 m²) site has recently been found to be Roman. Consisting of a peninsula defended by three rows of parallel ditches on the landward side, the site appears to be a port or bridgehead. Access to the finds and the site has been prohibited for over 10 years due to a court case about ownership. It is a scandal. Other Roman influences can be seen such as the penannular brooch, used to fasten Irish cloaks from 4th-11th century, which derives from a style of Romano-British brooch, or the early medieval Irish sword which derived from the Roman Spatha and even the rapid adoption of Christianity. Roman coins have been found at Newgrange, presumably offerings from early tourists. ==Invasion perhaps== The Irish myth of Tuathal Teachtmhar, tells of an Irish Chieftan, who was in Britain around the time of Gnaeus Julius Agricola and returned to seize power in the Irish Midlands with a trained army. Tacitus tells us that Agricola had with him an Irish Chieftan for exactly such a task. Juvenal tells us that, Roman 'arms had been taken beyond the shores of Ireland'. Excavations at sites linked to the tale of Tuathal have produced Roman material of the late 1st or early 2nd centuries AD. Perhaps Tuathal was that Irish Chieftan referred to above who returned with Roman trained troops, power and technology. Everyone accepts that Caesar 'invaded' Britain. Yet his army left few discoverable traces, stayed only a couple of years, and failed to incorporate Britain into the Roman Empire. It is only through the survival of Caesar's book, ''The Gallic War'', that we know of the Roman invasion of Britain in 54 BC. The few other remaining texts from that period, combined with the archaeology suggest that interaction between Romanised Britain and Ireland occurred. But without the miraculous discovery of a lost Roman text, or some dramatic archaeological finds, the details will remain debated. ==Modern usage== Hibernia is a word which is rarely used today with regard to Ireland, however it is occasionally used for various names of organisations and things, for instance: Ancient Order of Hibernians, Hibernia College, Hibernian Football Club, the realm Hibernia in the MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot and HMS Hibernia. Other modern derivatives, from Latin, include ''Respublica Hibernica'' (Irish Republic) and ''Universitas Hiberniae Nationalis'' (National University of Ireland). ==See also:== * Ireland Ancient Rome Ancient Ireland History of Ireland la:Hibernia
=="Britian generally"== The "Briatin generally" section seems quite alien to the article. The article is about Hibernia, not the Britsh Isles or Albion and Hibernia. User:Laurel Bush 11:30, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC). : I agree - I've changed the section title to "Interaction with Roman Britain", which better describes the content, but it's still an odd section --User:Ryano 10:24, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC) The whole article strikes me as somewhat odd, as if it is really a misplaced section of an article, a section about Ireland which should be in an article about Roman archaeology. User:Laurel Bush 13:18, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC). ::The "Interaction with Roman Britain" would seem to imply that perhaps the Romans did invade. It's justification being that lack of evidence of Roman Britian. That just is not valid. There are plenty of Roman remains - what about Hadrian's Wall? the baths at Bath? and many more. ::The section should be removed --User:ClemMcGann 15:18, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC) I wrote most of this article, and someone else has created the sections. The reason for looking at the link between Britain and Ireland seems obvious to me: If there was no contact, then when the Roman's invaded Britain, the effect on Ireland would have been negligable. However if there were close links between Ireland and Britain, the Roman invasion surely would have effected Ireland. I think the article needs a rewrite, not a cull. And I also think that this article should be kept and not merged with the other, large, articles on Irish History. --User:Dumbo1 17:23, 17 May 2005 (UTC) ::OK - rewrite rather than cull or a merge. and thanks for writing the article. --User:ClemMcGann 20:54, 17 May 2005 (UTC) ::Cheers. I'll get round to a rewrite in the next few days. --User:Dumbo1 22:41, 17 May 2005 (UTC) ::Done a bit of a rewrite. Additions and comments welcome! --User:Dumbo1 19:24, 31 May 2005 (UTC) ==Meaning of Hibernia== what does hibernia mean in latin ? :something to do with Winter, but I'm no expert on Latin so I don't know the tense. --User:Dumbo1 22:43, 17 May 2005 (UTC) The same root as hibernation? User:Laurel Bush 12:54, 18 May 2005 (UTC). :I had a look into this and added a section. Hope it helps --User:Dumbo1 19:25, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
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Hibernia is the Ancient Rome Latin name for the island of Ireland. The Romans referred to the North of Ireland as Scotia after the Scottish people who lived there. ==Meaning of Hibernia== Hibernia may derive from the Latin term ''hibernus'' that translates as wintery. Another possibility is that hibernia derives from Pytheas of Massilia, the Greek merchant and explorer from the 4th Century BC, who called Ireland ''Ierne'', which may itself derive from Erin the mythological name for Ireland. ''Ierne'' may have been further latinised to ''Ivernia'' and then to Hibernia. ==Popular belief== What is certain is that Hibernia was never formally incorporated into the Roman Empire. It is commonly believed that the Romans neither invaded nor particularly influenced Ireland. It is certain that Irish tribal expeditions harried the Roman provinces of Britannia (Britain) and Gaul (France). But what is less certain is whether the Romans had a direct effect on Ireland. Written records are brief yet suggestive. No Roman roads have been found, and no records of an invasion have been discovered. Irish written history does not mention Rome at all. However the lack of history does not mean that Rome or the Roman province of Britannia did not significantly interact with Ireland. ==Ireland at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain== Prior to the Romans, the tribes of Britain, Gaul, Spain and Ireland had mutually warred, traded and settled. Significant British settlement in the Southwest of Ireland occurred around 1 AD. Ptolemy in 100 CE records Irish tribal names identical to those of tribes in Gaul and Britain, suggesting significant settlement. At this time Ireland, Britain and France was populated by the Celts, with the associated Celtic Religion, supervised by the Druids. The Isle of Anglesey, Welsh ''Ynys Môn'', was the centre of the Druidic religion. By 51 BC French Gaul had been conquered by the Romans, with the permanent garrisoning of Britain occurring 100 years later. Irish interactions with the Roman empire are most likely to have occurred with the Roman province of Britannia. ==Evidence of Roman visits== Generally in Ireland Roman material is rare and found in different contexts from the native La Tene material. However in the Southeast of Ireland, where native material is rare, Roman-style cemeteries and large quantities of Roman finds have found. Tara, Ireland, the midland ritual complex, Clogher, a northern hillfort, and Cashel, in the south have produced early and late Roman material, the first two having produced no native finds of contemporary age. The place name Cashel has its origin in the Latin castellum. All become capitals of new kingdoms and all believe that their origins derive from Britain. At Drumanagh, 25 km of Dublin, a large (200,000 m²) site has recently been found to be Roman. Consisting of a peninsula defended by three rows of parallel ditches on the landward side, the site appears to be a port or bridgehead. Access to the finds and the site has been prohibited for over 10 years due to a court case about ownership. It is a scandal. Other Roman influences can be seen such as the penannular brooch, used to fasten Irish cloaks from 4th-11th century, which derives from a style of Romano-British brooch, or the early medieval Irish sword which derived from the Roman Spatha and even the rapid adoption of Christianity. Roman coins have been found at Newgrange, presumably offerings from early tourists. ==Invasion perhaps== The Irish myth of Tuathal Teachtmhar, tells of an Irish Chieftan, who was in Britain around the time of Gnaeus Julius Agricola and returned to seize power in the Irish Midlands with a trained army. Tacitus tells us that Agricola had with him an Irish Chieftan for exactly such a task. Juvenal tells us that, Roman 'arms had been taken beyond the shores of Ireland'. Excavations at sites linked to the tale of Tuathal have produced Roman material of the late 1st or early 2nd centuries AD. Perhaps Tuathal was that Irish Chieftan referred to above who returned with Roman trained troops, power and technology. Everyone accepts that Caesar 'invaded' Britain. Yet his army left few discoverable traces, stayed only a couple of years, and failed to incorporate Britain into the Roman Empire. It is only through the survival of Caesar's book, ''The Gallic War'', that we know of the Roman invasion of Britain in 54 BC. The few other remaining texts from that period, combined with the archaeology suggest that interaction between Romanised Britain and Ireland occurred. But without the miraculous discovery of a lost Roman text, or some dramatic archaeological finds, the details will remain debated. ==Modern usage== Hibernia is a word which is rarely used today with regard to Ireland, however it is occasionally used for various names of organisations and things, for instance: Ancient Order of Hibernians, Hibernia College, Hibernian Football Club, the realm Hibernia in the MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot and HMS Hibernia. Other modern derivatives, from Latin, include ''Respublica Hibernica'' (Irish Republic) and ''Universitas Hiberniae Nationalis'' (National University of Ireland). ==See also:== * Ireland Ancient Rome Ancient Ireland History of Ireland la:Hibernia
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=="Britian generally"== The "Briatin generally" section seems quite alien to the article. The article is about Hibernia, not the Britsh Isles or Albion and Hibernia. User:Laurel Bush 11:30, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC). : I agree - I've changed the section title to "Interaction with Roman Britain", which better describes the content, but it's still an odd section --User:Ryano 10:24, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC) The whole article strikes me as somewhat odd, as if it is really a misplaced section of an article, a section about Ireland which should be in an article about Roman archaeology. User:Laurel Bush 13:18, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC). ::The "Interaction with Roman Britain" would seem to imply that perhaps the Romans did invade. It's justification being that lack of evidence of Roman Britian. That just is not valid. There are plenty of Roman remains - what about Hadrian's Wall? the baths at Bath? and many more. ::The section should be removed --User:ClemMcGann 15:18, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC) I wrote most of this article, and someone else has created the sections. The reason for looking at the link between Britain and Ireland seems obvious to me: If there was no contact, then when the Roman's invaded Britain, the effect on Ireland would have been negligable. However if there were close links between Ireland and Britain, the Roman invasion surely would have effected Ireland. I think the article needs a rewrite, not a cull. And I also think that this article should be kept and not merged with the other, large, articles on Irish History. --User:Dumbo1 17:23, 17 May 2005 (UTC) ::OK - rewrite rather than cull or a merge. and thanks for writing the article. --User:ClemMcGann 20:54, 17 May 2005 (UTC) ::Cheers. I'll get round to a rewrite in the next few days. --User:Dumbo1 22:41, 17 May 2005 (UTC) ::Done a bit of a rewrite. Additions and comments welcome! --User:Dumbo1 19:24, 31 May 2005 (UTC) ==Meaning of Hibernia== what does hibernia mean in latin ? :something to do with Winter, but I'm no expert on Latin so I don't know the tense. --User:Dumbo1 22:43, 17 May 2005 (UTC) The same root as hibernation? User:Laurel Bush 12:54, 18 May 2005 (UTC). :I had a look into this and added a section. Hope it helps --User:Dumbo1 19:25, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
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