Esuvii

{{short description|Gallic tribe}}

The Esuvii (or Esubii; Gaulish: Esuuii) were a Gallic tribe dwelling between the lower Seine and the Loire rivers, in what is now Normandy, during the Iron Age.

Name

Their tribal name appears to be related to the theonym Esus.{{harvnb|MacKillop|2004}}, s.v. Esus, Hesus.

Geography

The Esuvii lived at the time of the Gallic Wars (58–50 BC) around the present-day town of Sées (Orne), between the Coriosolites and the Aulerci.{{Sfn|Lafond|2006}}

See also

References

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  • {{Cite journal|last=Lafond|first=Yves|date=2006|title=Esuvii|journal=Brill's New Pauly|doi=10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e402810}}
  • {{Cite book|last=MacKillop|first=James|title=A dictionary of Celtic mythology|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|isbn=0-19-860967-1|author-link=James MacKillop (author)}}

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{{Gallic peoples}}

Category:Historical Celtic peoples

Category:Gauls

Category:History of Normandy