Britannia - Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland. - Epic Beings and Creatures on Waymarking.com

Britannia was the Roman and Greek term for the geographical region of Great Britain which was inhabited by the Britons and is the name given to the female personification of the island. It is a term still used to refer to the island today.

A 20 feet tall Portland stone sculpture of Britannia, armed with a trident and shield and wearing a Corinthian helmet, guarded by two lions, stands proudly atop Stormont Parliment Building in Stormont Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Stormont Parliment building has served since 1921 as the seat of the Parliament of Northern Ireland & successive Northern Ireland assemblies.

" By the 1st century BC, Britannia came to be used for Great Britain specifically. After the Roman conquest in 43 AD, Britannia meant Roman Britain, a province covering the island south of Caledonia (roughly Scotland). When Roman Britain was divided into four provinces in 197 AD, two were called Britannia Superior and Britannia Inferior. Britannia is the name given to the female personification of the island, and it is a term still used to refer to the whole island
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In the 2nd century, Roman Britannia came to be personified as a goddess, armed with a trident and shield and wearing a Corinthian helmet. The name Britannia long survived the end of Roman rule in Britain in the 5th century and yielded the name for the island in most European and various other languages, including the English Britain and the modern Welsh Prydain. After centuries of declining use, the Latin form was revived during the English Renaissance as a rhetorical evocation of a British national identity. Especially following the Acts of Union in 1707, which joined the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, the personification of the martial Britannia was used as an emblem of British maritime power and unity, most notably in "Rule, Britannia!".

Britannia was featured on all modern British coinage series until the redesign in 2008, and still appears annually on the gold and silver "Britannia" bullion coin series. In 2015 a new definitive £2 coin was issued, with a new image of Britannia. She is also depicted in the Brit Awards statuette, the British Phonographic Industry's annual music awards." Text Source: (visit link)

Time Period: Ancient Approximate Date of Epic Period: 1st Century to present day. Epic Type: Mythical Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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