Ambidravi
TheAmbidravi(Gaulish:*Ambidrauoi,'those around the Dravus') were aGallictribe dwelling around the upperDravariver, nearTeurnia(Austria), during theRoman period.
Name[edit]
They are mentioned asAmbídranoi(Ἀμβίδρανοι) byPtolemy(2nd c. AD),[1]and asAmbidr(avi)and[A]mbidr(avi)on inscriptions.[2][3]
The ethnic nameAmbidraviis a latinized form of theGaulish*Ambridauoi,which means 'around the Dravus', that is 'those living around the Dravus river'.[3]
Geography[edit]
The Ambidravi lived around the upper Dravas river (modernDrava), near the city ofTeurnia.Their territory was located north of theAmbilici,east of theLaianci.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Ptolemy.Geōgraphikḕ Hyphḗgēsis,2:13:2.
- ^AE1954, 241 and 100.
- ^abFalileyev 2010,s.v.Ambidrauoi.
- ^Talbert 2000,Map 19: Raetia.
Bibliography[edit]
- Falileyev, Alexander (2010).Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-names: A Celtic Companion to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World.CMCS.ISBN978-0955718236.
- Talbert, Richard J. A.(2000).Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World.Princeton University Press.ISBN978-0691031699.
