Eguiturii

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The Eguiturii or Eguituri were a Celto-Ligurian tribe dwelling in the Alpes Maritimae during the Iron Age.

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Name

They are mentioned as Eguituri by Pliny (1st c. AD). [1]

The meaning of the ethnonym Eguituri(i) remains unclear. The original nominative form was probably Eguiturii. [2] The prefix egui- may be a variant of equi-, which can be translated as 'horse', with an archaic preservation of labio-velar -kʷ- (in contrast to Gaul. epos). [3] The suffix -turi(i) may be compared with the ethnic name Turi or Turii ( Tyrii ), a tribe living nearby in upper Stura valley. [2]

Geography

The Eguiturii probably dwelled in the upper Verdon valley. [2] Their territory was located east of the Adanates, Gallitae and Bodiontici, west of the Nemeturii, north of the Sentii and Vergunni, and south of the Savincates and Caturiges. [4]

History

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.
  2. 1 2 3 Barruol 1969, p. 381.
  3. ↑ Evans 1967, p. 200.
  4. ↑ Talbert 2000, Map 16: Col. Forum Iulii-Albingaunum, Map 17: Lugdunum.

Primary sources

  • Pliny (1938). Natural History. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Rackham, H. Harvard University Press. ISBN   9780674993648.

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