The History Files: Map of Alpine & Ligurian Tribes
#Map of Alpine & Ligurian #Tribes: the picture in the pre-Roman period was a confusing mixture, with many levels of #Celtic and pre-Celtic influence.
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The History Files: Vediantii
Vediantii: after the conquest of #Ligurians in 14 BC, the #Vediantii civitas became the centre of local Roman military governance, and then the capital of #AlpesMaritimae.
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The History Files: Tricolti
Tricolti: mentioned by #Pliny who placed them between the coastal Tricorium and the territory of the #Vocontii, probably close to Aix-en- #Provence.
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The History Files: Statielli
Statielli: their principal civitas was #Caristum, refounded as Aquae Statiellae by #Rome and now known as #AcquiTerme, midway between #Asti and #Genoa.
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The History Files: Commoni / Segobrigi
Commoni / #Segobrigi: not to be confused with the #Raeti Camuni, the Ligurian #Commoni are also sometimes Comani, Comaci or Cenomani, perhaps due to poor records.
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The History Files: Salyes / Salluvii
Salyes / Salluvii: many #Ligurians formed confederations, including the #Salyes, otherwise known as Sallyes (by #JuliusCaesar), & perhaps #Salluvii by #Livy.
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The History Files: Reii
Reii: their territory sat in the modern department of Alpes de #Haute-Provence, with the town of #Riez being known for its local #lavender, honey, & truffles.
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The History Files: Oxybii
Oxybii: #Pliny cites two different territories for the tribe in his work, although by the time of #Ptolemy in the 2nd C AD that had ceased to be the case.
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The History Files: Orobii
Orobii: the #Bergamo area contains evidence of pre-Roman settlements, usually ascribed to #indigenous #tribes such as the #Orobii who were first mention by Cato the Elder.
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The History Files: Misquilenses
#Misquilenses: a name discovered on an inscription on a Roman soldier's tomb in Bassano dell Grappa: Gaius Vettorius Maximus and the #pagus Misquilense.
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The History Files: Ligauni
#Ligauni: tribal territory seemingly included Grasse, just to the north of #Cannes, which would have placed them amidst similar Celto-Ligurian tribes.
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The History Files: Laevi
#Laevi: occupied part of the Po Valley, and #Pliny mentions them as the founders of the city of #Pavia, together with the #Marici who are not mentioned again in history.
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The History Files: Celto-Alpine Tribes
Celto-Alpine #Tribes: the #Celtic advance into #Italy via the W #Alps resulted in some very minor Celtic tribes forming in the region, the smallest of which are included here.
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The History Files: Elisyces
Elisyces: the tribe is mentioned by three ancient authors: Hecataeus of Miletus, Herodotus, and Rufus Avienus in his Ora Maritima.
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The History Files: Dripsinates
Dripsinates: knowledge of the tribe has always been available, but it is only thanks to recent #archaeology that a fuller history has come to light.
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The History Files: Deciates
Deciates: focussed on an #oppidum known as #Castellar, a location pinned down only thanks to French historian, #GuyBarruol, SE #Gaul & #Alps specialist.
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The History Files: Camatullici
Camatullici: very little is known other than a mention by #Pliny of a regio #Camatullici which he located between the port of Citharista and #Suelteri territory.
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The History Files: Brigianii
Brigianii: this tribe occupied the upper #RiverDurance area, around the town of #Briancon & neighbouring communes in the southern arm of the western #Alps in #France.
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The History Files: Bormani
Bormani: Pliny states that territory was in the Regio Camatullicorum (the region of the #Camatullici, apparently near today's #LaCiotat in the #Marseilles area.
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The History Files: Bodiontici
Bodiontici: located in the valley of the River #Bleone & tributaries, the #Bes and #Duves, around the city of #Digne (les Bains) and nearby communes.
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The History Files: Aneuniates
Aneuniates: more #Ligurians who were pushed north by the mid-1stC BC incursion of #Celts into #Italy, to be found on the northern shores of #LakeComo.
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The History Files: Anesiates
Anesiates: one of the most obscure of #Ligurians, known mainly by their neighbours in mountains N of #Bergamo (about 60km to the NE of #Milan).
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The History Files: Alcimoenni
Alcimoenni: this tribe's only mention by ancient writers comes from #Ptolemy who names a place in #MagnaGermania which is referred to as Alcimoennis.
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The History Files: Alauni
Alauni: normally classed as part of the greater #Alani body of #Indo-Iranians, there is a possibility that they were instead an Alpine unit with no Alani links.
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The History Files: Agones
Agones: #Polybius associated them with the #Taurisci of #Carinthia, but this by necessity places them along one of the connecting corridors across the #Alps for NE #IronAge #Italy.
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The History Files: Adenates
Adenates: under the restored Cottian monarchy in AD 44, this tribe became part of the #CottiRegnum, shown on the #AugustanArch of #Cottius.
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The History Files: Intemelii
Intemelii: #Strabo stated that the #Intemelii inhabited what he termed the very considerable city of #AlbiumIntemelium in the valley of the #Rutuba.
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The History Files: Ingauni
Ingauni: #Livy suggests that earlier - prior to Roman victory in the #SecondPunicWar - the #Ingauni were some of the most powerful #Ligurians, playing a major part in the wars against #Rome.
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The History Files: Hercates
Hercates: these #Ligurians formed after the arrival of #WestIndo-Europeans, but little is known of them aside from #Livy placing them on the south #Apennines.
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The History Files: Marici
Marici: the #Maraci or #Marici occupied part of the #PoValley, with Pliny mentioning them as founders of #Pavia, together with the #Laevi, but they are not mentioned again.
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