Brannovices

The Brannovices (also Aulerci Brannovices or Brannovii) were a Gallic tribe, dwelling near the modern city of Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire, France) mid-1st century BC according to D'Anville and Walckenaer.

Name

Bannovices and Brannovii stem from Gaulish branos ('crow'). Bannovices means 'those who vanquish by the crow'.[1][2]

In Caesar (B. G. vii. 75) there are also readings "Blannovicibus" and "Blannoviis" (Oudendorp. ed. Caes.)

Geography

Walckenaer proposes to place the "Blannovices" or "Brannovices" in the district of Mâcon, where D'Anville also places the Brannovices or Brannovii. Walckenaer urges, in favor of this supposition, the existence of a place called Blannot in the district of Mâcon. There is another Blannot in the department of Côte d'Or, about 22 km from Arnay, and here Walckenaer places the Blannovii.[3] The controversy has not been resolved.

References
  1. Sergent 1991, p. 10.
  2. Delamarre 2003, pp. 85, 318.
  3. Géog. vol. i. p. 331

Bibliography
  • Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental (in French). Errance. ISBN 9782877723695.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Sergent, Bernard (1991). "Ethnozoonymes indo-européens". Dialogues d'histoire ancienne. 17 (2): 9–55. doi:10.3406/dha.1991.1932.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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