Atesui
The Atesui were a Gallic tribe living in Gallia Lugdunensis during the Roman period. They are generally identified with the Esuvii.
Name
[edit]They are mentioned as Atesui by Pliny (1st c. AD).[1] On linguistic grounds (at esui ?), they are often identified with the Esuvii of Normandy.[2][3][4] An identification with the Ambarri (in eastern France) is now rejected in scholarship.[5]
As with the Esuvii, the ethnic name Atesui has been compared with the theonym Esus.[2]
Geography
[edit]Little is known about this tribe beyond Pliny's location in Gallia Lugdunensis. In this passage, Pliny enumerates the peoples of this province without an apparent logical order, making their geographical location difficult to determine.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Pliny, IV 107.
- ^ a b Evans 1967, p. 201.
- ^ a b Bernouis 1999, p. 60.
- ^ Prévot, Françoise (1996). Topographie chrétienne des cités de la Gaule, des origines au milieu du VIIIe siècle. De Boccard. p. 12.
- ^ Nouvel, Pierre; Cramatte, Cédric (2007). "Le massif du Jura à l'époque romaine. Terre de frontière ou de peuplement ?". In Richard, A.; Schifferdecker, F.; Mazimann, J.-P.; Bélet-Gonda, C. (eds.). Le peuplement de l'Arc jurassien de la Préhistoire au Moyen Âge. Presses Universitaires de Franche-Comté. p. 398. ISBN 978-2-84867-458-2.
Primary sources
[edit]- Pliny (1938). Natural History. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Rackham, H. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674993648.
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Secondary sources
[edit]- Evans, D. Ellis (1967). Gaulish Personal Names: A Study of Some Continental Celtic Formations. Clarendon Press.
- Bernouis, Philippe (1999). Carte archéologique de la Gaule: 61. L'Orne. Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme. ISBN 978-2-87754-060-5.
