chiefdom · France and the Low Countries

Meldi

300 BCE – 51 BCE (approx.) · capital Iatinum

Small Gallic people of the Marne valley whose town Iatinum became Meaux.

Origins

The Meldi lived on the Marne east of the Parisii. Caesar mentions that in 54 BCE some of the ships for his second expedition to Britain were built in their territory.

Rule and society

Nothing is known of their rulers or institutions.

Decline and legacy

Under Rome they formed a small civitas with Iatinum as its chief town, later called Meldi after the people, the origin of Meaux, which became a bishopric.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Connections (1)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Meldi. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/meldi
MLA
“Meldi.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/meldi. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Meldi.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/meldi.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Meldi’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/meldi (Accessed: ).

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