Segusini
The Segusini (Gaulish: *Segusinoi, 'those of Segusio') were a Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Susa, in the Alpes Cottiae, during the Iron Age.
Name
They are mentioned as Segosianō̃n (Σεγοσιανῶν) Strabo (early 1st c. AD),[1] as Segousianō̃n (Σεγουσιανῶν) Ptolemy (2nd c. AD),[2] as Segusinorum on the Arch of Susa,[3] and as Segusinae on an inscription.[4][5]
The ethnonym Segusini is a latinized form of Gaulish *Segusinoi. It means 'the people of Segusio', itself from the root sego- ('victory, force').[5]
Geography
The Segusini dwelled in the valley of the Duria, around Segusio (modern Susa).[6][7] Their territory was located east of the Medulli and Belaci, south of the Acitavones, and west of the Iemerii and Taurini.[8]
Their chief town, Segusio, controlled the route over
History
They are attested on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.[10]
References
- ^ Strabo. Geōgraphiká, 4:1:11.
- ^ Ptolemy. Geōgraphikḕ Hyphḗgēsis, 3:1:36.
- ^ CIL 5:7231.
- ^ CIL 5:7250.
- ^ a b Falileyev 2010, s.v. Segusini.
- ^ Prieur 1968, p. 77.
- ^ Barruol 1969, pp. 331–333.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 17: Lugdunum.
- ^ Graßl 2006.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 32.
Primary sources
- ISBN 978-0674990562.
Bibliography
- OCLC 3279201.
- 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 (2006). "Segusio". Brill's New Pauly. .
- Prieur, Jean (1968). La province romaine des Alpes Cottiennes. Impr. R. Gauthier. OCLC 834310867.
- ISBN 978-0691031699.
