Segovii
The Segovii (Gaulish: *Segouioi, 'the victorious, powerful') were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Cottiae, around present-day Cesana Torinese and Montgenèvre, during the Iron Age.
Name
They are attested as Segoviorum on the Arch of Susa.[1][2]
The ethnonym Segovii is a latinized form of Gaulish *Segouioi. It derives from the root sego-, meaning 'victory, force'. It is comparable with the feminine forms Segouia (Segovia) and Segauias (now Göfis).[3][2]
Geography
The Segovii dwelled around the towns of Gaesao/Tyrium (modern Cesana Torinese) and Druantium (Montgenèvre; also named *Alpis Cottia and Summae Alpes).[4][5] Their territory was located south of the Belaci, north of the Brigianii and Quariates, and east of the Ucenni.[6] The settlement of Ad Fines (modern Fenils) may have been the border between the territories of the Segovii and Belaci.[4]
History
They are mentioned on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.[7]
References
- ^ CIL 5:7231.
- ^ a b Falileyev 2010, s.v. Segovii.
- ^ Delamarre 2003, pp. 269–270.
- ^ a b Prieur 1968, p. 77.
- ^ Graßl 2006.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 17: Lugdunum.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 32.
Bibliography
- Barruol, Guy (1969). Les Peuples préromains du Sud-Est de la Gaule: étude de géographie historique. E. de Boccard. OCLC 3279201.
- Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 9782877723695.
- Falileyev, Alexander (2010). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-names: A Celtic Companion to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. CMCS. ISBN 978-0955718236.
- Graßl, Herbert (2006). "Segovii". Brill's New Pauly. doi:10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1106910.
- Prieur, Jean (1968). La province romaine des Alpes Cottiennes. Impr. R. Gauthier. OCLC 834310867.
- Talbert, Richard J. A. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691031699.
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