Pleumoxii
The Pleumoxii or Pleumosii were a small Belgic tribe living in Gallia Belgica during the Iron Age. They were clients of the most powerful Nervii.
Name
They are attested as Pleumoxii by Caesar.Early modern humanists used Pleumosia and Pleumosii to refer respectively to Flanders and the Flemish. The poem Pleumosia, composed in 1620 by Elias Gifford about the Battle of Nieuwpoort, applies the name Pleumosia to the region in which the battle was fought. The Greek form Pleumósioi appears in the Greek translation of De Bello Gallico, first printed alongside the Latin text in 1606. This usage persisted into the 19th century, when some translations, such as that of William Duncan, rendered Pleumoxii as "Pleumosians".
Geography
Based on Caesar's account, their territory was located somewhere in the vicinity of Nervian territory.History
During the Gallic Wars, they are cited by Caesar as clients of the Nervii.Primary sources
Secondary sources
Category:Historical Celtic peoplesCategory:Gauls
Category:Tribes in pre-Roman Gaul
Category:Tribes involved in the Gallic Wars