Oppidum

• An Oppidum was an Iron Age hillfort town, belonging to a Celtic Tribe. Oppidum is the singular in Latin, the plural is Oppida.
• The Romans often rebuilt an Oppidum beside a river, incorporating its organisation into the Roman civic City.

Partial Municipium

• Where a Tribal Oppidum continued under Roman Rule:
  • They did not have not have full Roman Citizenship
  • They were still liable for Taxes and Military Service.
  • They did not have the Right to Vote.

Roman Cities by status

1. Colonia
2. Municipium
3. Civitas
4. Civitatae Foederatae
5. Oppida
6. Vicus