Segovii


The Segovii were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Cottiae, around present-day Cesana Torinese and Montgenèvre, during the Iron Age.

Name

They are attested as Segoviorum on the Arch of Susa.
The ethnonym Segovii is a latinized form of Gaulish *Segouioi. It derives from the root sego-, meaning 'victory, force'. It is comparable with the feminine forms Segouia and Segauias.

Geography

The Segovii dwelled around the towns of Gaesao/Tyrium and Druantium. Their territory was located south of the Belaci, north of the Brigianii and Quariates, and east of the Ucenni. The settlement of Ad Fines may have been the border between the territories of the Segovii and Belaci.

History

They are mentioned on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.