Nemeturii


The Nemeturii or Nemeturi were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Maritimae during the Iron Age.

Name

They are mentioned as Nemeturicae by Columella, and as Nemoturica and Nematuri by Pliny.
The ethnic name Nemeturii is a latinized form of Gaulish *Nemeturioi. It derives from the stem nemeto-, meaning 'sacred place, sanctuary'. Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel has proposed to interpret the name as Nemet-urii. Alternatively, it may be built on a suffix -turii found in the ethnonyms Viturii and Eguiturii.

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.

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.

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