Nemeturii Explained

The Nemeturii (Gaulish *Nemeturioi, 'the inhabitants of nemetons') or Nemeturi were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Maritimae during the Iron Age.

Name

They are mentioned as Nemeturicae by Columella (1st c. AD),^[1] and as Nemoturica and Nematuri (var. nemet-) by Pliny (1st c. AD).^{[2] [3]}

The ethnic name Nemeturii is a latinized form of Gaulish *Nemeturioi. It derives from the stem nemeto-, meaning 'sacred place, sanctuary', and can be translated as 'the inhabitants of sacred places'.

Geography

The Nemeturii dwelled in the upper Verdon or Var valley. Their territory was located east of the Eguiturii, west of the Ecdinii, north of the Vergunni and Nerusii, and south of the Savincates and Caturiges.^[4]

History

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.^[5]

References

Primary sources

• Book: Pliny. Natural History. Harvard University Press. 1938. 9780674993648. Loeb Classical Library. Rackham. H.. Pliny the Elder.

Bibliography

• Book: Barruol, Guy. Les Peuples préromains du Sud-Est de la Gaule: étude de géographie historique. 1969. E. de Boccard. 3279201. Guy Barruol.
• de Bernardo Stempel. Patrizia. Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel. 2006. From Ligury to Spain: Unaccented *yo > (y)e in Narbonensic votives ('gaulish' DEKANTEM), Hispanic coins ('iberian' -(sk)en) and some theonyms. Palaeohispanica. 6. 45–58. 1578-5386.
• Book: Falileyev, Alexander. Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-names: A Celtic Companion to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. CMCS. 2010. 978-0955718236.
• Book: Talbert, Richard J. A.. Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. 2000. 978-0691031699. Richard Talbert.

Notes and References

1. [Columella]
2. [Pliny the Elder|Pliny]
3. , s.v. Nemeturii.
4. , Map 16: Col. Forum Iulii-Albingaunum, Map 17: Lugdunum.
5. [Pliny the Elder|Pliny]