Baco (god)

Not to be confused with the Roman god Bacchus, greek Dionysus.

Baco (also Bacon) is a Gaulish Celtic god, known from Gallo-Roman inscriptions found in the areas of Chalon-sur-Saône[1] and Eauze.[2] The inscription at Chalon-sur-Saône, dated to 69 to 96 CE, was dedicated by a decurion in the Roman cavalry.[3]

  1. ^ Mémoires de la Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Châlon-sur-Saône. Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Châlon-sur-Saône. 1850. pp. 226–32.
  2. ^ L'Arbre Celtique. Baco.
  3. ^ CIL XIII, 02603