Avatici
The Avatici (
Name
They are mentioned as Au̓atilō͂n (Αὐατιλῶν; var. Αὐατικῶν) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD),[1] and an oppidum Maritima Avaticorum is documented by Pliny (1st c. AD) and Pomponius Mela (mid-1st c. AD).[2][3]
Geography
Territory
The Avatici dwelled near the
Beyond [the mouth of the Rhône] are the canals leading out of the Rhone, famous as the work of Gaius Marius whose distinguished name they bear, Lake Mastromela and the town of Maritima of the Avatici, and above are the Stony Plains, where tradition says that Hercules fought battles, the district of the Anatilii, and inland those of the Dexivates and Cavares. Returning to the sea we have the districts of the Tricores...
— Pliny 1938, Naturalis Historia, 3:34.
Settlements
Their chief town, located in the province of
Another oppidum was located at Mastromela or Mastramélē (Μαστραμέλη). It has been traditionally identified with the Oppidum of Saint-Blaise, although this has been criticized since the settlement is too far from the Étang de Berre (Stagnum Mastromela), after which it is named. Alternatively, archaeologist Jean Chausserie-Laprée has proposed the Île de Martigues, occupied from the mid-5th century BC until the end of the 2nd century BC, as the most probable location.[12]
See also
- Gaul
- List of peoples of Gaul
- List of Celtic tribes
References
- ^ Ptolemy. Geōgraphikḕ Hyphḗgēsis, 2:10:5.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:34; Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis, 2:78.
- ^ Falileyev 2010, s.v. Avatici.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 15: Arelate-Massalia.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 195.
- ^ a b Chausserie-Laprée 2005, p. 7.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 188.
- ^ Rivet 1988, p. 16.
- ^ a b Rivet 1988, pp. 202–203.
- ^ Leveau 1993, p. 284.
- ^ a b Gascou 2002, pp. 196–197.
- ^ Chausserie-Laprée & Rétif 2002, p. 164.
Primary sources
- ISBN 9780674993648.
Bibliography
- OCLC 3279201.
- Chausserie-Laprée, Jean; Rétif, Michel (2002). "Villa et vicus sur le territoire de Martigues durant le Haut Empire". Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise. 35 (1): 163–194. .
- Chausserie-Laprée, Jean (2005). Martigues, terre gauloise : entre Celtique et Méditerranée. Errance. ISBN 2-87772-292-9.
- 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.
- Gascou, Jacques (2002). "Une inscription de Martigues et le statut de Maritima Avaticorum". Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise. 35 (1): 195–198. .
- Leveau, Philippe (1993). "Agglomérations secondaires et territoires en Gaule Narbonnaise". Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise. 26 (1): 277–299. .
- ISBN 978-0-7134-5860-2.
- ISBN 978-0691031699.
