Catali Explained

Catali was the name of a tribe belonging to the Venetic peoples that are sometimes confused^{[1] [2]} with Illyrians. They were an ancient people who inhabited north-eastern Italy, in an area corresponding to the modern-day region of the Veneto.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,,page 183,"... We may begin with the Venetic peoples, Veneti, Carni, Histri and Liburni, whose language set them apart from the rest of the Illyrians. ..."
2. Structure and Scale in the Roman Economy by Richard Duncan-Jones,2002,page 164,"... This allowed the city to draw on the Carni and Catali (tribes `attributed' to Tergeste by Augustus) for new supplies of ..."
3. http://www.venetoimage.com/svc.htm Storia, vita, costumi, religiosità dei Veneti antichi