Ambisontes
The Ambisontes (
Roman period
.
Name
They are mentioned as Ambisontes by Pliny (1st c. AD),[1] and as Ambēsóntioi (Ἀμβησόντιοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD).[2]
The
Indo-European origin, and can be derived from the stem *[h₁]ish₁-ont- ('she who moves quickly').[5]
Geography
The Ambisontes lived in the upper valley of the
Breuni and Cosuanetes.[6]
History
They are mentioned by Pliny the Elder as one of the Alpine tribes conquered by Rome in 16–15 BC, and whose name was engraved on the Tropaeum Alpium.[1]
References
- ^ a b Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.
- ^ Ptolemy. Geōgraphikḕ Hyphḗgēsis, 2:13:2.
- ^ Delamarre 2003, p. 41.
- ^ de Bernardo Stempel 2015, p. 89.
- ^ Falileyev 2010, s.v. Ambisontes.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 19: Raetia.
Primary sources
- ISBN 978-0674993648.
Bibliography
- 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.
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