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100: 153:, have received from the Greeks the name of Gymnasiæ. The larger island is 100 miles in length, and 475 in circumference. It has the following towns; Palma and Pollentia, enjoying the rights of Roman citizens, Cinium and Tucis, with Latin rights; and Bocchorum was a federate town. 91:
1400 BC and many traces of it remain. A long stretch of the Roman town wall and the entrance gates are still visible in what is now flat farmland. The surrounding area has not been excavated.
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was discovered much earlier, in 1765. According to this bronze inscription, dating to 6 AD, the Senate and the people of Bocchoris selected by mutual consent the
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Near the ruins of Bocchoris, two bronze inscriptions were found, dating back to the years 10 BC and 6 AD. One inscription, found in the
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and whether the name of the city was actually Bocchor, Bocchoris or Bocchorum. The name is still conserved in its
455: 99: 121:, i.e., Bocchoris, is unique in the island of Majorca. Evidence that it once was a federated city is 52:), dating back to pre-Roman times. It was one of the oldest settlements in Majorca and was once a 450: 8: 73: 140: 332:, which denominates the area around the current Boquer Valley in Port de Pollença. 323: 150: 45: 169:
in 14 BC. The whole text in Latin, as written in the inscription, is as follows:
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populusque Bocchoritanus M. Atilium M. F. Gal(eria) Vernum patronum coopata
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in 1951, and dating to 10 BC, mainly stated that Bocchoris' patron was
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García Riaza, E. Revista d'Arqueologia de Ponent, 9, 1999, 75-81
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also listed Bocchoris among the federated cities, in his book
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confirmed by juridic epigraphy, in the form of two different
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Marcus Atilius Vernus as their patron. In Latin, it says:
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Baliares funda bellicosas Graeci Gymnasias dixere. maior
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Latina Guium et Tucim, et foederatum Bocchorum fuit.
318:Very little is known about the origin of the word 432: 412:ppa habet civium Romanorum Palmam et Pollentiam, 375:"La civitas Bocchoritana: una cuestión abierta" 229:clientelam recepit. Egerunt C. Coelius C. F. et 149:The Baleares, so formidable in war with their 353:The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites 327: 461:Archaeological sites in the Balearic Islands 305: 299: 293: 287: 281: 275: 269: 263: 257: 243: 233: 227: 221: 215: 209: 203: 197: 191: 185: 179: 173: 138: 128: 122: 115: 104: 35: 283:M. Atilius M. F. Gal(eria) Vernus senatum 98: 72:Bocchoris lay near the current town of 14: 433: 295:clientelamque suam suorumque recepit. 181:a(nte) d(iem) XVII k(alendas) Apriles 145:, III, 77–78 in the 1st century BC: 24: 441:Indigenous ancient cities in Spain 405:p. est longitudine, circuitu vero 40:) was an ancient city in northern 25: 472: 372: 271:Ex insula Baliarum Maiore senatus 94: 446:Former populated places in Spain 289:populusque Bochoritanum in fidem 265:co(n)s(ulibus) k(alendis) Mais. 419: 392: 259:M. Aemilio Lepido, L. Arruntio 175:(Iullo Ant)onio Fabio Africano 13: 1: 335: 88: 313: 307:C. Valerius Icesta praetores 301:Egerunt Q. Caecilius Quintus 7: 67: 10: 477: 235:C. Caecilius T. F. legati 373:Riaza, Enrique García. 217:M. Crassus Frugi eos in 193:insula Baliarum Maiorum 87:The city dates back to 349:"Oppidum Bochoritanum" 328: 311: 306: 300: 294: 288: 282: 276: 270: 264: 258: 244: 239: 234: 228: 222: 216: 210: 205:Crassum Frugi leiberos 204: 198: 192: 187:Civitas Bochoritana ex 186: 180: 174: 155: 139: 129: 123: 116: 110: 109:from Bocchorus (AD 6). 105: 36: 255: 199:patronum cooptavit M. 171: 147: 102: 117:civitas bocchoritana 37:Oppidum Bochoritanum 456:History of Mallorca 56:(federated city to 141:Naturalis Historia 130:tabulae patronatus 111: 60:), as recorded by 245:tabula patronatus 211:posterosque eius. 106:tabula patronatus 16:(Redirected from 468: 426: 423: 417: 408: 402: 396: 390: 389: 387: 385: 370: 364: 363: 361: 359: 345: 331: 309: 303: 297: 291: 285: 279: 273: 267: 261: 247: 237: 231: 225: 219: 213: 207: 201: 195: 189: 183: 177: 144: 132: 126: 119: 108: 90: 74:Port de Pollença 46:Balearic Islands 39: 21: 18:Bocchoris (City) 476: 475: 471: 470: 469: 467: 466: 465: 431: 430: 429: 424: 420: 406: 400: 397: 393: 383: 381: 371: 367: 357: 355: 347: 346: 342: 338: 316: 159:Bay of Pollença 135:Pliny the Elder 97: 70: 62:Pliny the Elder 34:, Bocchor and 30:(also known as 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 474: 464: 463: 458: 453: 451:Ruins in Spain 448: 443: 428: 427: 418: 391: 365: 339: 337: 334: 315: 312: 223:suam suorumque 163:Marcus Crassus 96: 95:Historiography 93: 69: 66: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 473: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 439: 438: 436: 422: 416: 413: 410: 403: 395: 380: 376: 369: 354: 350: 344: 340: 333: 330: 325: 321: 310: 308: 302: 296: 290: 284: 278: 272: 266: 260: 254: 252: 251:Roman Senator 248: 246: 238: 236: 230: 224: 218: 212: 206: 200: 194: 188: 182: 176: 170: 168: 164: 160: 154: 152: 146: 143: 142: 136: 131: 125: 124:sensu stricto 120: 118: 107: 101: 92: 85: 83: 82:Boquer Valley 79: 75: 65: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 38: 33: 29: 19: 421: 414: 411: 404: 398: 394: 382:. Retrieved 378: 368: 356:. Retrieved 352: 343: 319: 317: 256: 242: 240: 172: 167:Roman consul 156: 148: 114: 112: 86: 71: 31: 27: 26: 435:Categories 384:29 October 358:29 October 336:References 241:The other 54:foederatus 326:variant, 320:Bocchoris 314:Etymology 80:, around 32:Bocchorum 28:Bocchoris 407:CCCCLXXV 151:slingers 78:Pollença 68:Location 324:Catalan 42:Majorca 329:Boquer 50:Spain 386:2012 360:2012 113:The 58:Rome 84:. 437:: 377:. 351:. 304:| 298:| 292:| 286:| 280:| 274:| 268:| 262:| 232:| 226:| 220:| 214:| 208:| 202:| 196:| 190:| 184:| 178:| 165:, 133:. 103:A 89:c. 64:. 48:, 409:. 401:C 388:. 362:. 44:( 20:)

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Bocchoris (City)
Majorca
Balearic Islands
Spain
foederatus
Rome
Pliny the Elder
Port de Pollença
Pollença
Boquer Valley

Pliny the Elder
Naturalis Historia
slingers
Bay of Pollença
Marcus Crassus
Roman consul
Roman Senator
Catalan
"Oppidum Bochoritanum"
"La civitas Bocchoritana: una cuestión abierta"
Categories
Indigenous ancient cities in Spain
Former populated places in Spain
Ruins in Spain
History of Mallorca
Archaeological sites in the Balearic Islands

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