Eguiturii

The Eguiturii or Eguituri were a Ligurian tribe dwelling in the Alpes Maritimae during the Iron Age.

Name

They are mentioned as Eguituri by Pliny (1st c. AD).^[1]

The meaning of the ethnonym Eguituri(i) remains unclear. The original nominative form was probably Eguiturii.^[2] The prefix egui- may be a variant of equi-, which can be translated as 'horse', with an archaic preservation of labio-velar -kʷ- (in contrast to Gaul. epos).^[3] The suffix -turi(i) may be compared with the ethnic name Turi or Turii (Tyrii), a tribe living nearby in upper Stura valley.^[2]

Geography

The Eguiturii probably dwelled in the upper Verdon valley.^[2] Their territory was located east of the Adanates, Gallitae and Bodiontici, west of the Nemeturii, north of the Sentii and Vergunni, 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.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.
^ ^a ^b ^c Barruol 1969, p. 381.
^ Evans 1967, p. 200.
^ Talbert 2000, Map 16: Col. Forum Iulii-Albingaunum, Map 17: Lugdunum.

Primary sources

Pliny (1938). Natural History. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Rackham, H. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674993648.

Bibliography

Barruol, Guy (1969). Les Peuples préromains du Sud-Est de la Gaule: étude de géographie historique. E. de Boccard. OCLC 3279201.
Evans, D. Ellis (1967). Gaulish Personal Names: A Study of Some Continental Celtic Formations. Clarendon Press. OCLC 468437906.
Talbert, Richard J. A. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691031699.

[Pliny-1] Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:20.

[FOOTNOTEBarruol1969381-2] Barruol 1969, p. 381.

[FOOTNOTEEvans1967200-3] Evans 1967, p. 200.

[4] Talbert 2000, Map 16: Col. Forum Iulii-Albingaunum, Map 17: Lugdunum.

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