The Latobrigi (or Latovici) were a
Celtic tribe mentioned in
Julius Caesar
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's ''
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''. According to Caesar, 14.000 Latobrigi joined the
Helvetii in their attempted migration to southwestern France in 58 BC, together with several larger contingents from other tribes. After the defeat at
Bibracte
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, they were ordered to return to their homes and are not mentioned again in the ''Commentarii''.
Due to the lack of sources, their localisation remains largely speculative, though an area close to the Helvetian territory is usually assumed. It has been suggested that they may be attested in an inscription from
''Brigantia''-Bregenz,
Austria
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, or that
''Juliomagus''-Schleitheim might have been their tribal centre.
[SPM IV ''Eisenzeit - Age du Fer - Età del Ferro'', Basel 1999, p. 37. .] They are normally not identified with the
Pannonian tribe of a similar name, the
Latobici
The Latobici or Latovici (Gaulish: ''Latobicoi'') were a Celtic tribe dwelling in Pannonia Superior, around present-day Drnovo (Slovenia), during the Roman period.
Name
They are mentioned as ''Latovici'' by Pliny (1st c. AD), as Λατόβικ ...
.
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Tribes involved in the Gallic Wars