The Nemeturii ( Gaulish *Nemeturioi, 'the inhabitants of nemetons') or Nemeturi were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Maritimae during the Iron Age.
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', [3] and can be translated as 'the inhabitants of sacred places'. [4]
The Nemeturii dwelled in the upper Verdon or Var valley. [5] 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. [6]
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. [7]
The Nemeturii ( Gaulish *Nemeturioi, 'the inhabitants of nemetons') or Nemeturi were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Maritimae during the Iron Age.
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', [3] and can be translated as 'the inhabitants of sacred places'. [4]
The Nemeturii dwelled in the upper Verdon or Var valley. [5] 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. [6]
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. [7]