Seduni
The Seduni were a
Along with the
Name
They are mentioned as Sedunos, Sedunorum and Sedunis by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC),[2] and as Seduni by Livy (late 1st c. BC) and Pliny (1st c. AD).[3][4]
The meaning of the ethnonym Seduni remains unclear. According to Alexander Falileyev, it may be based on the Celtic root *sedo-, meaning both 'tumulus (inhabited by supernatural beings)' and 'peace'.[4] Pierre-Yves Lambert has also proposed to analyze the name as a haplology (loss of syllable) for *Se(go)-dunum ('the strong fortress').[5]
The city of Sion, attested as Sedunum in Roman times, is named after the Gallic tribe.[6]
Geography
The Seduni dwelled in the upper
After the Roman conquered the region in 16–15 BC, their territory was initially administered in common with the province of
Their chief town was known as
History
In 57–56 BC, the Seduni fought against the Roman forces of
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.[1][10]
References
- ^ a b c Graßl 2006b.
- ^ a b Caesar. Commentarii de Bello Gallico, 3:1:, 3:2:, 3:7.
- ^ Livy. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, 21:38:9; Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.
- ^ a b Falileyev 2010, s.v. Seduni and Sedunum.
- ^ Lambert 1994, p. 34.
- ^ a b c Graßl 2006a.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 18: Augustonemetum-Vindonissa.
- ^ Wiblé 2010.
- ^ Wiblé 2017.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.
Primary sources
- ISBN 978-0-674-99080-7.
- ISBN 978-0674992566.
- ISBN 9780674993648.
Bibliography
- 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.
- Graßl, Herbert (2006a). "Seduni". Brill's New Pauly. .
- Graßl, Herbert (2006b). "Vallenses". Brill's New Pauly. .
- ISBN 978-2-87772-089-2.
- ISBN 978-0691031699.
- Wiblé, François (2010). "Sédunes". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz.
- Wiblé, François (2017). "Sion (commune). De la préhistoire au haut Moyen Age". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz.
