Segusini

Last updated

The Segusini (Gaulish: *Segusinoi, 'those of Segusio') were a Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Susa, in the Alpes Cottiae, during the Iron Age.

Contents

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 east of the Iemerii and Taurini. [8]

Their chief town, Segusio, controlled the route over Mont Genèvre and served as the gateway into the Italian Peninsula. Segusio possessed Latin law probably from the time of Augustus (27 BC–14 AD) and was a municipium from the time of Nero (54–58 AD). It was conquered by Constantinus in 312 AD. [9]

History

They are attested on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC. [10]

Related Research Articles

The Medulli were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the upper valley of Maurienne, around present-day Modane (Savoie), during the Iron Age and Roman period.

The Ceutrones were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Tarantaise Valley, in modern Savoie, during the Iron Age and Roman period.

The Caturiges were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the upper Durance valley, around present-day towns of Chorges and Embrun, during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

The Vediantii were a Celto-Ligurian tribe dwelling on the Mediterranean coast, near present-day Nice, during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

The Acitavones were a small Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alps during the Iron Age.

The Adanates or Edenates were a small Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Seyne, in the Alpes Cottiae, during the Iron Age.

The Sentii were a small Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Senez, in southeastern France, during the Roman era.

The Suetrii or Suetri were a Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Castellane (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

The Belaci were a small Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Cottiae, around present-day Oulx, during the Iron Age.

The Bodiontici or Brodiontii were a Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Digne (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) during the Roman period.

The Ecdinii or Ecdini were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the valley of the Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes) during the Iron Age.

The Savincates were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Ubaye valley, around present-day Faucon-de-Barcelonnette in the Alpes Maritimae, during the Iron Age.

The Segovii were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Cottiae, around present-day Cesana Torinese and Montgenèvre, during the Iron Age.

The Venisami or Venisamores were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alps during the Iron Age.

The Vesubiani or Vesubianii were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the valley of the Vésubie river during the Iron Age.

The Quariates or Quadiates were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the valley of Queyras, in the Alps, during the Iron Age.

The Ucennii,Ucenni or Iconii were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Romanche valley, in the Alps, during the Iron Age.

The Sogionti or Sogiontii were a Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Sisteron during the Iron Age.

The Iemerii were a Celto-Ligurian tribe dwelling in the Val Chisone during the Iron Age.

The Gallitae were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the upper valley of the Bléone river (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) during the Iron Age.

References

  1. Strabo. Geōgraphiká, 4:1:11.
  2. Ptolemy. Geōgraphikḕ Hyphḗgēsis, 3:1:36.
  3. CIL 5:7231.
  4. CIL 5:7250.
  5. 1 2 Falileyev 2010, s.v. Segusini.
  6. Prieur 1968, p. 77.
  7. Barruol 1969, pp. 331–333.
  8. Talbert 2000, Map 17: Lugdunum.
  9. Graßl 2006.
  10. Barruol 1969, p. 32.

Primary sources

  • Strabo (1923). Geography. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Jones, Horace L. Harvard University Press. ISBN   978-0674990562.

Bibliography