List Of Ancient Ligurian Tribes
The Ligures (singular Ligus or Ligur; English: Ligurians; Greek: - ''Lígues'') were an ancient Indo-European people who appear to have originated in, and gave their name to, Liguria, a region of north-western Italy. Elements of the Ligures appear to have migrated to other areas of western Europe, including the Iberian peninsula. They had a tribal organization with numerous tribes that are listed below: Ancestors *Proto-Indo-Europeans (Proto-Indo-European speakers) ** Proto-Ligurians ( Proto-Ligurian speakers) Ligures *Alpini (or Montani) (in the hinterland of Savona) * Apuani (in Lunigiana) * Bagienni (or Vagienni) (in the area of Bene Vagienna) * Beretini * Bimbelli * Briniates (or Boactes) (in the area of Brugnato) * Casuentillani * Cavaturini * Celelates / Celeiates * Cerdiciates *Deciates (in modern Provence, west of the river Var) * Dectumini * Docilii * Ectini * Eguituri *Epanterii * Euburiates *Friniates (in the area now called Frignano) *Garuli * Genuates (o ...
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Ligures
The Ligures (singular Ligur; Italian: liguri; English: Ligurians) were an ancient people after whom Liguria, a region of present-day north-western Italy, is named. Ancient Liguria corresponded more or less to the current Italian region of Liguria. However, this region was much larger than today's borders. To the north the boundary was the Po river in present-day Piedmont, to the west it was the Var river in the Alpes Maritimes, to the east it was the Magra river as is still the case . And to the south, the region has been bordered since the dawn of time by the Ligurian Sea. This region is therefore very mountainous including the south of the Alps and the Ligurian Apennines. Little is known about the ancient language of the Ligurians because there are no known written records or inscriptions in it, and because it is not known where the ancient Ligurian people originally came from, an autochthonous origin is increasingly probable. This mysterious alphabet is found th ...
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