Iemerii

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.