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

Name

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They are mentioned as Gallitae (var. -tre) by Pliny (1st c. AD) and on an inscription.[1][2]

The name Gallitae appears to be based on the Celtic root gal(l)-, meaning 'power, ability', which can also be found in the ethnic names Galli (Gauls) and Galátai (Galatians).[3][2]

Geography

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The Gallitae lived in the upper valley of the Bléone river, in a land later called ager Galadius in the early Middle Ages (813–814 AD).[4] Their territory was located north of the Bodiontici, east of the Sogiontii and Sebaginni, west of the Eguiturii, south of the Edenates.[5]

History

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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.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20. CIL 5:7817
  2. ^ a b Falileyev 2010, s.v. Gallitae.
  3. ^ Matasović 2009, p. 150.
  4. ^ Barruol 1969, pp. 387–389.
  5. ^ Talbert 2000, Map: 16 Col. Forum Iulii-Albingaunum; Map 17: Lugdunum.
  6. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.

Primary sources

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

Bibliography

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