The Iemerii (Gaulish: *Iemerioi, 'the twins') were a Celto-Ligurian tribe dwelling in the Val Chisone (Cottian Alps) during the Iron Age.

Name

They are mentioned as Iemeriorum on an inscription.[1]

The ethnic name Iemerii is a Latinized form of *Iemerioi, which can be compared with the Gaulish noun iemurioi, meaning 'twins'.[2]

Geography

The Iemerii lived in the Val Chisone, in the Cottian Alps.[3] Their territory was located north of the Maielli, west of the Taurini.[4]

History

They appear on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.[5]

References

  1. ↑ CIL 5:7231.
  2. ↑ Delamarre 2003, p. 188.
  3. ↑ Prieur 1968, p. 80.
  4. ↑ Talbert 2000, Map 39: Mediolanum.
  5. ↑ Barruol 1969, p. 32.

Bibliography

  • Barruol, Guy (1969). Les Peuples préromains du Sud-Est de la Gaule: étude de géographie historique. E. de Boccard. OCLC 3279201.
  • Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 9782877723695.
  • Prieur, Jean (1968). La province romaine des Alpes Cottiennes. Impr. R. Gauthier. OCLC 834310867.
  • Talbert, Richard J. A. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691031699.
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