Venisami


The Venisami or Venisamores were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alps during the Iron Age.

Name

They are mentioned as Venisamorum on the Arch of Susa.
The ethnic name Venisami is a latinized form of Gaulish *Uenisamoi. It can be derived from the stem ueni- attached to -sāmo-, and translated as the 'friendly ones'. It is comparable with the personal names Uenisamus and Uenixama.

Geography

They may have dwelled around Forum Germanici, south of the Binbelli, north of the Epanterii, and east of the Statielli.

History

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