Английская Википедия:Belaci
The Belaci were a small Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Cottiae, around present-day Oulx, during the Iron Age.
Name
They are mentioned as Belacorum on the Arch of Susa.[1][2]
The ethnonym Belaci is possibly Celtic, stemming from the root belo- ('strong') extended by the suffix -aco-. Variants beginning with V- may also occur in inscriptions, as in Vellaconis, Velaci, Velaco, Velagenius, Vilagenio, Vilagenia, Velagenus, or Velacena.Шаблон:Sfn[2]
The toponym Beaulard, located in their territory, derives from an earlier Belas.Шаблон:Sfn
Geography
The Belaci dwelled around the settlements of Ad Martis (modern Oulx) and Diovia (Bardonecchia).Шаблон:Sfn[3] Their territory was located north of the Segovii, south of the Medulli, west of the Segusini, and east of the Graioceli.[3]
Their chief town, Ad Martis, was situated on the road crossing through the Alpes Cottiae above Segusio, at the confluence of the Dora di Bardonecchia and the Dora Riparia. It derives its name from a cult site dedicated to the Roman god Mars, ad (fanum) Martis.Шаблон:Sfn The settlement of Ad Fines (modern Шаблон:Ill) may have served as the border between the territories of the Segovii and Belaci.Шаблон:Sfn
History
They are mentioned on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.Шаблон:Sfn
References
Bibliography
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- ↑ CIL 5:7231.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Harvnb, s.v. Belaci.
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Harvnb, Map 17: Lugdunum.
