NOEODU´NUM
NOEODU´NUM (
Νοιόδουνον), was the chief city of the Diablintes [
DIABLINTES], or of the Aulircii Diaulitae, as the name appears in the Greek texts of Ptolemy (
2.8.7).
There is no doubt that the old Gallic name of the town was exchanged for that of the people, Diablintes; which name in a middle age document, referred to by D'Anville, is written
Jublent, and hence comes the corrupted name
Jubleins, a small place a few leagues from
Mayenne. There are said to be some Roman remains at
Jubleins.
A name Nudionnum occurs in the Theodosian Table between Araegenus and Subdinnum (
Mans), and it is marked as a capital town.
It appears to be the Noeodunum of the Diablintes.
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