Ambilici
The Ambilici (
Roman period
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Name
They are mentioned as Ambílikoi (Ἀμβίλικοι; var. Ἀμβλικοί) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD).[1][2]
The ethnic name Ambilici is a latinized form of the Gaulish Ambilicoi, which probably means 'around the Licos', that is 'those living around the Licos river'. The river name itself appears to be derived from lic(c)a ('flat stone').[3][4] Alternatively, it can be translated as 'the people on the rock' or 'the people around the cliff', by deriving the second element directly from Gaulish lica.[3][5]
Geography
The Ambilici lived around the Licos river (modern Gail). Their territory was located south of the Ambidravi, east of the Laianci, Saevates and Catubrini, north of the Carni.[6]
References
- ^ Ptolemy. Geōgraphikḕ Hyphḗgēsis, 2:13:2.
- ^ Falileyev 2010, s.v. Ambilikoi.
- ^ a b Delamarre 2003, p. 201.
- ^ de Bernardo Stempel 2015, p. 89.
- ^ de Bernardo Stempel 2008, p. 107.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 19: Raetia.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-8478003358.
- ISBN 978-3-7329-0143-2.
- 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.
- ISBN 978-0691031699.
