The Ambidravi (
Gaulish
Gaulish was an ancient Celtic languages, Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium ...
: *''Ambidrauoi'', 'those around the Dravus') were a
Gallic tribe dwelling around the upper
river, near
Teurnia
Teurnia (later Tiburnia) was a Roman city (''municipium''). Today its ruins lie in western Carinthia. In late antiquity it was also a bishop's see, and towards the end of Roman times it was mentioned as the capital of the province of Noricum me ...
(Switzerland), during the
Roman period
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...
.
Name
They are mentioned as ''Ambídranoi'' (Ἀμβίδρανοι) by
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importanc ...
(2nd c. AD), and as ''Ambidr(avi)'' and ''
bidr(avi)'' on inscriptions.
[, s.v. ''Ambidrauoi''.]
The ethnic name ''Ambidravi'' is a latinized form of the
Gaulish
Gaulish was an ancient Celtic languages, Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium ...
*''Ambridauoi'', which means 'around the Dravus', that is 'those living around the Dravus river'.
Geography
The Ambidravi lived around the upper Dravas river (modern
), near the city of
Teurnia
Teurnia (later Tiburnia) was a Roman city (''municipium''). Today its ruins lie in western Carinthia. In late antiquity it was also a bishop's see, and towards the end of Roman times it was mentioned as the capital of the province of Noricum me ...
. Their territory was located north of the
Ambilici
The Ambilici (Gaulish: ''Ambilicoi'', 'those around the Licos') were a Gauls, Gallic tribe dwelling in the valley of Gail (river), Gail river (southern Austria) during the Roman period.
Name
They are mentioned as ''Ambílikoi'' (Ἀμβίλικ ...
, east of the
Laianci.
[, Map 19: Raetia.]
References
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