Bodiontici
The Bodiontici or Brodiontii were a
Name
They are mentioned as Bodionticos by Pliny (1st c. AD).[1] Possible variants are also attested as Brodionti(i), Bodionio and Bodi(ontio?) on inscriptions.[2][3][4]
The ethnic name Bodiontici appears to derive from the Gaulish stem bodio- ('blond') attached to -ont-ici.[3]
Geography
The Bodiontici dwelled around present-day
In Roman times, their civitas was situated around the basin of the river Bléone and its tributary the Bès.[8] In 69 AD, the territory of the Bodiontici was transferred, along with that of the Avantici, to the province of Gallia Narbonensis by Galba.[9] According to A. L. F. Rivet, this decision "may have been due to the influence of the former provincial governor, T. Vinius Rufus, who effectively controlled Galba and joined him in the consulship in 69."[10]
Their chief town was known as Dinia (present-day Digne; Gaulish Dīniā 'the shelter').[11] Like the modern settlement, it likely served as a spa town in ancient times. Dinia was transferred to the province of Alpes Maritimae in the Later Empire.[8]
References
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:37.
- ^ CIL 5:7817, 5:7885, 5:7902.
- ^ a b Falileyev 2010, s.v. Bodiontici.
- ^ Barruol 1969, pp. 385–386.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 382.
- ^ Rivet 1988, p. 247.
- ^ Talbert 2000. Map 16: Col. Forum Iulii-Albingaunum.
- ^ a b Rivet 1988, pp. 247–248.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 287.
- ^ Rivet 1988, p. 90.
- ^ Delamarre 2007, p. 36.
Primary sources
- ISBN 978-0674993648.
Bibliography
- OCLC 3279201.
- S2CID 163928150.
- 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 978-0-7134-5860-2.
- ISBN 978-0691031699.
