Segusini
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The 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 (modern Susa
, in Piedmont
), which voluntarily became part of the Roman Empire
in the late 1st century BC. Segusio was also the capital of the province Alpes Cottiae. According to the medieval historian Rodulfus Glaber
, Segusio was "the oldest of Alpine towns".
On the French side of Alpis Cottia (Mont Genèvre), Brigantium (modern Briançon
) was, according to Ptolemy
, within the limits of the Segusini. Brigantium had also formed part of the kingdom of King Cottius
and was also in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Cottiae
. The Tabula Peutingeriana
places Brigantium 6 M.P. from Alpis Cottia. The Jerusalem Itinerary makes the Alpes Cottiae
commence at Rama
between Ebrodunum (modern Embrun
) and Brigantium.
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
tribe whose territory largely corresponded with the ancient Roman province of Alpes Cottiae
Alpes Cottiae
Alpes Cottiae was a province of the Roman Empire, one of three small provinces straddling the Alps between modern France and Italy. Its name survives in the modern Cottian Alps. In antiquity, the province's most important duty was the safeguarding of communications over the Alpine passes...
, in the 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...
.
The capital of the Segusini was Segusio (modern Susa
Susa, Italy
Susa is a city and comune in Piedmont, Italy. It is situated on at the confluence of the Cenischia with the Dora Riparia, a tributary of the Po River, at the foot of the Cottian Alps, 51 km west of Turin.-History:...
, in Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
), which voluntarily became part of the Roman Empire
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
in the late 1st century BC. Segusio was also the capital of the province Alpes Cottiae. According to the medieval historian Rodulfus Glaber
Rodulfus Glaber
Rodulfus Glaber was a monk and chronicler of the years around 1000 and is one of the chief sources for the history of France in that period.-Life:...
, Segusio was "the oldest of Alpine towns".
On the French side of Alpis Cottia (Mont Genèvre), Brigantium (modern Briançon
Briançon
Briançon a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....
) was, according to Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...
, within the limits of the Segusini. Brigantium had also formed part of the kingdom of King Cottius
Cottius
Marcus Julius Cottius was king of the Ligurian tribes inhabiting the mountainous region now known as the Cottian Alps early in the 1st century BC He was the son and successor of King Donnus, who had previously opposed but later made peace with Julius Caesar...
and was also in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Cottiae
Alpes Cottiae
Alpes Cottiae was a province of the Roman Empire, one of three small provinces straddling the Alps between modern France and Italy. Its name survives in the modern Cottian Alps. In antiquity, the province's most important duty was the safeguarding of communications over the Alpine passes...
. The Tabula Peutingeriana
Tabula Peutingeriana
The Tabula Peutingeriana is an itinerarium showing the cursus publicus, the road network in the Roman Empire. The original map of which this is a unique copy was last revised in the fourth or early fifth century. It covers Europe, parts of Asia and North Africa...
places Brigantium 6 M.P. from Alpis Cottia. The Jerusalem Itinerary makes the Alpes Cottiae
Alpes Cottiae
Alpes Cottiae was a province of the Roman Empire, one of three small provinces straddling the Alps between modern France and Italy. Its name survives in the modern Cottian Alps. In antiquity, the province's most important duty was the safeguarding of communications over the Alpine passes...
commence at Rama
Rama (Gaul)
Rama or Rame was an ancient town in Gallia Narbonensis, which the Itineraries fix on the road between Ebrodunum and Brigantium . D'Anville says that there is a place called Rame on this road near the Durance, on the same side as Embrun and Briançon, and at a point where a torrent named Biesse...
between Ebrodunum (modern Embrun
Embrun
Embrun may refer to:* Embrun, Hautes-Alpes, a town and former archbishopric in southeastern France** Embrun Cathedral, the national monument and former cathedral there* Embrun, Ontario, a community in eastern Ontario, Canada...
) and Brigantium.