Paesuri

The Paesuri or Paesures were an ancient pre-Roman people of

Origins

Mentioned by

Located between the rivers Douro and Vacua or Vagua (Vouga), in the modern northern central Portugal, the Paesuri comprised four subtribes – Ireucutiori, Aravoni, Seareae and Paesicaeci or Paesici – which settled the mountains of Freita, Arada, and the northern slopes of Caramulo around the 5th Century BC.

History

Like their neighbours the

They were later aggregated by Emperor Augustus into the province of Lusitania in 27-13 BC.

See also

• Bardili (Turduli)
• Gallaeci
• Turduli
• Turduli Oppidani
• Turduli Veteres
• Thracians
• Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula

Notes

References

• Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)