Segusiavi
The Segusiavī (
Roman period
.
Name
They are mentioned as Segusiavis by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC),[1] as Segosianō͂n (Σεγοσιανῶν) by Strabo (early 1st c. AD),[2] as Segusiavi by Pliny (1st c. AD),[3] and as Segousō̃antoi (Σεγουσῶαντοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD).[4][5]
The etymology of the
Segobriges, the tribe involved in the foundation myth of Massalia.[7]
The city of Feurs, attested by Ptolemy as Phóros Segousiántōn (Φόρος Σεγουσιάντων, 'forum, market of the Segusiavi'; Forum in 950, Fuer in 1227), is indirectly named after the tribe.[8][5]
Geography
The chief town of the Segusiavi was known as Forum Segusiavorum (modern
Lugdunensis Prima.[9]
The Segusiavi also held a fortress at Lugdunum (modern Lyon).[10]
References
- ^ Caesar. Commentarii de Bello Gallico, 7:64:4, 7:75:2.
- ^ Strabo. Geōgraphiká, 4:1:11.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 4:18:107.
- ^ Ptolemy. Geōgraphikḕ Hyphḗgēsis, 2:8:11.
- ^ a b c Falileyev 2010, s.v. Segusiavi and Forum Segusiavorum.
- ^ Delamarre 2003, p. 269.
- ^ a b Ó hÓgáin 2003, pp. 27, 127.
- ^ Nègre 1990, p. 359.
- ^ Valette 2004, pp. 423–424.
- ^ Ó hÓgáin 2003, p. 127.
Bibliography
- ISBN 9782877723695.
- 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 978-0-85115-923-2.
- ISBN 978-2-600-02883-7.
- Valette, Paul (2004). "Feurs / Forum Segusiavorum (Loire)". Supplément à la Revue archéologique du centre de la France. 25 (1): 423–426. ISSN 1951-6207.
See also
- List of peoples of Gaul
