!!!Noreia

Noreia: 1) Pre-Roman goddess venerated in the area of today´s 
Austria, known from inscriptions of the Roman Imperial period 
dedicated to the goddess. The Romans put her on a level with the 
Egyptian goddess Isis and venerated her as Isis-Noreia. There is 
historical evidence (epigraphs) of sanctuaries in Hohenstein in the 
Glantal valley and on the  Ulrichsberg mountain. 2) Place in  Noricum 
mentioned several times in ancient texts; its exact location is 
unknown. It is likely that various settlements of this name existed 
because it was derived from a goddess. The Roman army, led by the 
consul Gnaeus Papirius Carbo, was defeated by the Cimbri at Noreia in 
113 B. C.; the main settlement of the  Norici Tribe was unsuccessfully 
besieged by the  Boii around 60 B. C. The classical author Strabo 
mentions gold washing and metal processing in Noreia.


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