Celegeri Explained

Celegeri were a Celtic^[1] tribe, together with the Dindari a branch of the Scordisci that migrated to Illyria after the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC. They inhabited Moesia Superior^[2] (modern Central Serbia), and are registered by Pliny as living between the Dardanoi and the Triballi. They appear in north-westernmost Thrace in the 1st century BC.^[3] They were replaced by the Romanized Thracio-Celtic Tricornenses.^[4]

The Municipium Celegerorum is present Ivanjica, Serbia.

See also

• List of Celtic tribes
• List of ancient tribes in Illyria

Notes and References

1. J. J. Wilkes, The Illyrians, 1992,, p. 217.
2. Book: Cultural change and imperial administration: the middle Danube provinces of the Roman Empire. Dise, R.L.. 1991. P. Lang. 9780820414652. 2015-04-03.
3. Book: North-western Thrace from the fifth to first centuries BC. Theodossiev, N.. 2000. Archaeopress. 9781841710600. 2015-04-03.
4. Book: The Cambridge Ancient History. Bowman, A.K.. Champlin, E.. Lintott, A.. 1996. 10. Cambridge University Press. 9780521264303. 2015-04-03.