Ecdinii
The Ecdinii or Ecdini were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the valley of the Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes) during the Iron Age.[1]
Name
They are mentioned as Ecdini by Pliny (1st c. AD),[2] and as Ecdiniorum on the Arc of Susa.[3][4]
The meaning of the
exonym given by a neighbouring tribe.[5] Guy Barruol suggested that the name Tinius might be related.[6]
Geography
The Ecdinii lived in the valley of the
Cemenelum when they had been detached from the Cottian kingdom."[8]
Along with the Vesubiani and Veaminii, they were part of the Capillati.[9]
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.[2] They also appear on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.[10]
References
- ^ Loseby, S., R. Häussler (31 December 2022). "Places: 157846 (Ecdinii)". Pleiades. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.
- ^ CIL 5:7231.
- ^ a b Falileyev 2010, s.v. Ecdinii.
- ^ Delamarre 2007, p. 37.
- ^ a b Barruol 1969, p. 359.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 16: Col. Forum Iulii-Albingaunum, Map 17: Lugdunum.
- ^ Rivet 1988, p. 342.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 176.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 32.
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.