The Eguiturii or Eguituri were a Ligurian tribe dwelling in the Alpes Maritimae during the Iron Age.
Name
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.
- ^ a b c Barruol 1969, p. 381.
- ^ Evans 1967, p. 200.
- ^ Talbert 2000, Map 16: Col. Forum Iulii-Albingaunum, Map 17: Lugdunum.
Primary sources
[edit]- Pliny (1938). Natural History. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Rackham, H. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674993648.
Bibliography
[edit]- Barruol, Guy (1969). Les Peuples préromains du Sud-Est de la Gaule: étude de géographie historique. E. de Boccard. OCLC 3279201.
- Evans, D. Ellis (1967). Gaulish Personal Names: A Study of Some Continental Celtic Formations. Clarendon Press. OCLC 468437906.
- Talbert, Richard J. A. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691031699.
