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Eboracum

American  
[eb-uh-rey-kuhm] / ˌɛb əˈreɪ kəm /

noun

  1. ancient name of York, England.


Eboracum British  
/ iːˈbɒrəkəm, ˌiːbɔːˈrɑːkəm /

noun

  1. the Roman name for York 1

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The now-closed show at MoMA PS1 focused on the “history” of a land known as Novum Eboracum, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2023

Amongst others, the free inhabitants of Eboracum and Verulamium enjoyed the coveted rights of Roman citizenship.

From The Towns of Roman Britain by Bevan, James Oliver

Some of them were at first garrison towns, like Eboracum, Deva, and Isca Silurum.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

Constantius I., or Constantius Chlorus, reigned one year, from the first of May, 305, to July 25th, 306, when he died at Eboracum, now York.

From The Coinages of the Channel Islands by Lowsley, B.

During the residence of the court, Eboracum reached to the highest state of splendour.

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George

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