Itius Portus or Portus Itius was also the name of a Morini port city, generally considered to be either Wissant or Boulogne.
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He has performed and recorded with artists such as Barbara Hendricks, Youssou N’Dour, Sister Marie Keyrouz, Didier Lockwood, Cheikha Rimitti, Toufic Farroukh, Miguel Angel Estrella, Salah El Mahdi, Choubeila Rached, Safia Chamia, Geoffroy De Masure, Linley Marthe… Jasser collaborate with Simona Morini in La Sposa Persiana (Carlo Goldoni)
In the pre-Roman and Roman times the area of the town was located along the border between the Menapii and Morini Belgic tribes of northern Gaul and later the border between the bishoprics of Tournai and Thérouanne.
GAUL: The Morini and Treveri tribes of Gallia Comata province (Pas-de-Calais region of NE France), rebel against Roman rule and the Suebi Germans cross the Rhine to give them support.