Medulli
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A Gaulish people, the Medulli belonged to the group of mountain tribes controlling access to high Alps passes, along with the Centrones
in Tarentaise Valley
and the Salassi
in Aosta Valley, especially for the trade of metals (tin
, iron
and copper
). They were established in the middle valleys of the Maurienne
, the higher parts being inhabited by the Graioceli
.
Their name came from Medu = "mead". They were integrated in the Province of Cottian Alps
in 16 BCE.
A branch of the Medulli moved near Bordeaux, in the area named Médoc
after them.
Centrones
The Ceutrones were a pre-Roman Celtic tribe of ancient Gaul that controlled regions of the Graian Alps....
in Tarentaise Valley
Tarentaise Valley
The Tarentaise Valley is a valley of the Isère River in the heart of the French Alps, located in the Savoy region of France. The valley is named for the ancient town of Darantasia, the capital of the pre-Roman Centrones tribe.-Description:...
and the Salassi
Salassi
The Salassi were an Alpine tribe whose lands lay on the Italian side of the Little St Bernard Pass across the Graian Alps to Lyons, and the Great St Bernard Pass over the Pennine Alps...
in Aosta Valley, especially for the trade of metals (tin
Tin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4...
, iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
and copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
). They were established in the middle valleys of the Maurienne
Maurienne
Maurienne is one of the provinces of Savoy, corresponding to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France. It is also the original name of the capital of the province, now Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.-Location:...
, the higher parts being inhabited by the Graioceli
Graioceli
The Graioceli were an Alpine tribe whose lands lay in the upper valley of Maurienne and in the vicinity of Alpis Graia , as well as in adjoining sections of northwestern Piedmont in the Graian Alps....
.
Their name came from Medu = "mead". They were integrated in the Province of Cottian Alps
Cottian Alps
The Cottian Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between France and Italy...
in 16 BCE.
A branch of the Medulli moved near Bordeaux, in the area named Médoc
Médoc
The Médoc is a region of France, well known as a wine growing region, located in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Its name comes from Medullicus, or "country of the Medulli", the local Celtic tribe...
after them.
See also
- GaulsGaulsThe Gauls were a Celtic people living in Gaul, the region roughly corresponding to what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland and Northern Italy, from the Iron Age through the Roman period. They mostly spoke the Continental Celtic language called Gaulish....
- CaturigesCaturigesThe Caturiges were a Celtic Alpine tribe in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Maritimae, at first located on the Druentia river , towards its source, west of Vapincum , but later extending into Viennensis and Narbonensis....
- Ceutrones
- GraioceliGraioceliThe Graioceli were an Alpine tribe whose lands lay in the upper valley of Maurienne and in the vicinity of Alpis Graia , as well as in adjoining sections of northwestern Piedmont in the Graian Alps....
- SegusiniSegusiniThe Segusini were an Alpine tribe whose territory largely corresponded with the ancient Roman province of Alpes Cottiae, in the Cottian Alps.The capital of the Segusini was Segusio , which voluntarily became part of the Roman Empire in the late 1st century BC. Segusio was also the capital of the...
- VocontiiVocontiiThe Vocontii were a Gallic people who lived on the east bank of the Rhône.-Location:Their main towns were Lucus Augusti and Vasio , but they occupied an extensive territory stretching from Vercors in the north, the buttresses of Mont Ventoux in the south-west, Manosque in the south-east and...
- List of Celtic tribes