Les villes de la semaine – Manchester et Barcelone

  Manchester, England   Manchester derived its name from Mamucium, the Roman name for the 1st century-settlement and fort. Mamucium itself is a Latinised form of the Celtic meaning "breast-shaped hill". The Latin name for Manchester is often given as Mancunium. This is most likely a retronym coined in Victorian times, similar to the widespread Latin name Cantabrigia for Cambridge (whose actual name in Roman times […]

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