Anatilii

The Anatilii were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpilles region during the Iron Age.

Name

The Anatilii are recorded by Pliny, who gives their name in the Latin genitive case. Their name may be related to Gaulish anatia, meaning 'souls'.

Geography

Pliny mentions a regio Anatiliorum situated between the Campi lapidei and the territories of Dexivates and Cavari. Their territory was located north of Libicii and Avatici, east of the Volcae Arecomici. According to historian Guy Barruol, they were part of the Saluvian confederation.
An oppidum with Latin Rights given by Pliny as Anatilia has been linked to the site of Vernègues, near Salon-de-Provence.