The Venisami ( Gaulish: *Uenisamoi) or Venisamores were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alps during the Iron Age.
They are mentioned as Venisamorum on the Arch of Susa. [1]
The ethnic name Venisami is a latinized form of Gaulish *Uenisamoi (sing. Uenisamos). It can be derived from the stem ueni- ('family, clan, friends') attached to -sāmo- ('calm'), [1] and translated as the 'friendly ones'. [2] It is comparable with the personal names Uenisamus (in Cisalpina) and Uenixama (in Lepontia). [3]
They may have dwelled around Forum Germanici (modern Busca), south of the Binbelli, north of the Epanterii, and east of the Statielli. [4]
They appear on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC. [5]
The Venisami ( Gaulish: *Uenisamoi) or Venisamores were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alps during the Iron Age.
They are mentioned as Venisamorum on the Arch of Susa. [1]
The ethnic name Venisami is a latinized form of Gaulish *Uenisamoi (sing. Uenisamos). It can be derived from the stem ueni- ('family, clan, friends') attached to -sāmo- ('calm'), [1] and translated as the 'friendly ones'. [2] It is comparable with the personal names Uenisamus (in Cisalpina) and Uenixama (in Lepontia). [3]
They may have dwelled around Forum Germanici (modern Busca), south of the Binbelli, north of the Epanterii, and east of the Statielli. [4]
They appear on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC. [5]