Venisami
The Venisami (Gaulish: *Uenisamoi) or Venisamores were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alps during the Iron Age.
Name
They are mentioned as Venisamorum on the Arch of Susa.[1]
The ethnic name Venisami is a latinized form of Gaulish *Uenisamoi (sing. Uenisamos). It can be derived from the stem ueni- ('family, clan, friends') attached to -sāmo- ('calm'),[1] and translated as the 'friendly ones'.[2] It is comparable with the personal names Uenisamus (in Cisalpina) and Uenixama (in Lepontia).[3]
Geography
They may have dwelled around Forum Germanici (modern Busca), south of the Binbelli, north of the Epanterii, and east of the Statielli.[4]
History
They appear on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.[5]
References
- ^ a b Falileyev 2010, s.v. Venisami.
- ^ de Bernardo Stempel 2015, p. 85.
- ^ Delamarre 2003, p. 313.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 39: Mediolanum.
- ^ Barruol 1969, p. 32.
Bibliography
- OCLC 3279201.
- ISBN 978-3-7329-0143-2.
- 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 978-0691031699.