Insubres
The Insubres or Insubri were a population settled in
Insubria , in what is nowLombardy . They were the founders ofMilan ("Mediolanum"). ThoughCelt ic at the time of Roman conquest, they were most likely the result of the fusion of pre-existingLigurian andItalic population strata withGaulish tribes who had come from what is now southernFrance .Together with the
Boii ,Lingones ,Taurini ,Gesati and other Gaulish groups, the Insubres were defeated in 224 or225 BC by the Roman army led by consulLucius Aemilius Papus at theBattle of Telamon . Two years later the Romans, backed by their Gaulish allies the Cenomani, reduced the only fortified place of the Insubres atAcerrae , and defeated them again at theBattle of Clastidium . After the defeat of the Gesati, they were compelled to accept the Roman occupation of Milan in 221 and forcible alliance with Rome, while the victors annexed much of their territory.During the invasion of
Hannibal of 218-217 BC , the Insubres rebelled in support of the Carthaginians. They supported the Carthaginians again in200 BC , this time underHamilcar . After several other clashes, they definitively allied with Rome in 194, maintaining some autonomy for their capital. In89 BC they obtained Latin citizenship and, in49 BC , Roman citizenship.Romanization of the Insubres was probably quick, also due to the reported similarities of the Celtic and
Latin languages; in a short span of time after the Roman conquest several literary figures emerged, like that ofCaecilius Statius .Insubria andInsubric language have been named after this people's name.
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INSUBRES — pop. Galliae Transpadanae, inter Sessitem et Adduam slumina contenti, Polyb. Strabo l. 9. p. 212, 213. et l. 7. p. 292. Plin. l. 3. c. 17. Tac. Ann. et aliis; l. XI. c. 23. quorum regio Ducatus s. Stato di Milano solet appellari; sed Ducatus… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Insŭbres — (a. Geogr.), celtischer Volksstamm im Lugdunensischen Gallien an der Loire, u. im Transpadanischen Gallien zwischen dem Ticinus u. Sarius; sie waren nächst den Bojern die zahlreichste u. mächtigste Völkerschaft in Oberitalien, gründeten Mailand u … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Insubres — Les Insubres étaient un peuple celte d Italie du Nord auquel est attribuée la fondation de Milan. Sommaire 1 Territoire et Ethnogenèse 2 Historiographie 3 Histoire 4 … Wikipédia en Français
Insubres — ▪ people the most powerful Celtic people of Gallia Cisalpina (Cisalpine Gaul), in northern Italy. Despite their defeat at Clastidium (modern Casteggio) by Roman forces in 222 BC, they continued to be troublesome and aided the Carthaginian… … Universalium
Insubriens — Insubres Les Insubres étaient un peuple celte d Italie du Nord auquel est attribuée la fondation de Milan. Sommaire 1 Territoire et Ethnogenèse 2 Historiographie 3 Histoire 4 … Wikipédia en Français
Инсубры — (Insubres) древнегалльский народ, живший в равнине р. По, с главн. гор. Медиоланом (нынешний Милан); вместе с боями самый могущественный и воинственный народ в Италийской Галлии. Покоренные римлянами незадолго до Второй Пунической войны, И.… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
ИНСУБРЫ — • Insŭbres, Ίνσουβρες, Ίνσουβροι, вместе с боями сильнейшее, могущественнейшее кельтское племя в Италии, в транспаданской Галлии, между рекою Тицином и озером Larius (L. di Como) со столицей Меdiolanum (см. Медиоланум). В 222 г. до Р … Реальный словарь классических древностей
Fondation de Milan — La fondation de la ville de Milan attribuée au peuple celte des Insubres, est estimée autour du VIe siècle av. J.‑C., Le nom Milan est issu de Mediolanum [1]. Les linguistes traduisent habituellement ce nom par un composé signifiant… … Wikipédia en Français
Insubrien — (italienisch Insubria, lombardisch Insübria[1]) bezeichnet die Region zwischen dem Po und den voralpinen Seen, die in der Antike von den Insubrern bewohnt wurde. Nach Titus Livius[2] haben die Insubrer im vierten Jahrhundert v. Chr.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cenomani (Cisalpine Gaul) — The Cenomani (Greek: polytonic|Κενομάνοι, Strabo, Ptol.; polytonic|Γονομάνοι, Polyb.), was an ancient tribe of the Cisalpine Gauls, who occupied the tract north of the Padus (modern Po River), between the Insubres on the west and the Veneti on… … Wikipedia
