Nemeturii

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The Nemeturii (Gaulish *Nemeturioi, 'the inhabitants of nemetons') or Nemeturi were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Maritimae during the Iron Age.

Name

They are mentioned as Nemeturicae by Columella (1st c. AD),[1] and as Nemoturica and Nematuri (var. nemet-) by Pliny (1st c. AD).[2][3]

The ethnic name Nemeturii is a latinized form of Gaulish *Nemeturioi. It derives from the stem nemeto-, meaning 'sacred place, sanctuary',[3] and can be translated as 'the inhabitants of sacred places'.[4]

Geography

The Nemeturii dwelled in the upper Verdon or Var valley.[5] Their territory was located east of the Eguiturii, west of the Ecdinii, north of the Vergunni and Nerusii, and south of the Savincates and Caturiges.[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.[7]

References

  1. ^ Columella. De Re Rustica, 12:22.
  2. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:137, 12:24:1.
  3. ^ a b Falileyev 2010, s.v. Nemeturii.
  4. ^ de Bernardo Stempel 2006, p. 46.
  5. ^ Barruol 1969, p. 382.
  6. ^ Talbert 2000, Map 16: Col. Forum Iulii-Albingaunum, Map 17: Lugdunum.
  7. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.

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