Anatilii
The Anatilii were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpilles region during the Iron Age.
Name
They are mentioned as Anatiliorum by Pliny (1st c. AD).[1][2]
Their name may be related to Gaulish anatia, meaning 'souls'.[3]
Geography
Pliny mentions a regio Anatiliorum situated between the Campi lapidei (the
Volcae Arecomici.[5] According to historian Guy Barruol, they were part of the Saluvian confederation.[6]
An
Latin Rights given by Pliny as Anatilia has been linked to the site of Vernègues, near Salon-de-Provence.[7][8]
References
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:34, 3:36.
- ^ Falileyev 2010, s.v. Anatilii.
- ^ Delamarre 2003, p. 44.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 203.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 15: Arelate-Massalia.
- ^ Barruol 1969, pp. 187–188.
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Bibliography
- OCLC 3279201.
- 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.
