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208:Ἑξῆς δὲ τὰ πρὸς ἕω μέρη τῶν ὀρῶν καὶ τὰ ἐπιστρέφοντα πρὸς νότον Ῥαιτοὶ καὶ Ὀυινδολικοὶ κατέχουσι, συνάπτοντες Ἐλουηττίοις καὶ Βοίοις· ἐπίκεινται γὰρ τοῖς ἐκείνων πεδίοις. Οἱ μὲν οὖν Ῥαιτοὶ μέχρι τῆς Ἰταλίας καθήκουσι τῆς ὑπὲρ Οὐήρωνος καὶ Κώμου. Καὶ ὅ γε Ῥαιτικὸς οἶνος, τῶν ἐν τοῖς Ἰταλικοῖς ἐπαινουμένων οὐκ ἀπολείπεσθαι δοκῶν, ἐν ταῖς τούτων ὑπωρείαις γίνεται· διατείνουσι δὲ καὶ μέχρι τῶν χωρίων, δι' ὧν ὁ Ῥῆνος φέρεται· τούτου δ' εἰσὶ τοῦ φύλου καὶ Ληπόντιοι καὶ Καμοῦνοι. Οἱ δὲ Ὀυινδολικοὶ καὶ Νωρικοὶ τὴν ἐκτὸς παρώρειαν κατέχουσι τὸ πλέον· μετὰ Βρεύνων καὶ Γεναύνων, ἤδη τούτων Ἰλλυριῶν. Ἅπαντες δ' οὗτοι καὶ τῆς Ἰταλίας τὰ γειτονεύοντα μέρη κατέτρεχον ἀεὶ καὶ τῆς Ἐλουηττίων καὶ Σηκοανῶν καὶ Βοίων καὶ Γερμανῶν. Ἰταμώτατοι δὲ τῶν μὲν Ὀυινδολικῶν ἐξητάζοντο Λικάττιοι καὶ Κλαυτηνάτιοι καὶ Ὀυέννωνες, τῶν δὲ Ῥαιτῶν Ῥουκάντιοι καὶ Κωτουάντιοι. 490: 315: 372: 31: 172: 258:. All these peoples used to overrun, from time to time, the neighbouring parts, not only of Italy, but also of the country of the Elvetii, the Sequani, the Boii, and the Germani. The Licattii, the Clautenatii, and the Vennones proved to be the boldest warriors of all the Vindelici, as did the Rucantii and the Cotuantii of all the Rhaeti. 897: 343:, already widespread in the Po Valley, had contacts with Alpine populations by the 5th century BC. Surviving traces of Etruscan cultural influence are recorded in the aforementioned rock art in over two hundred texts written in the 283:
Verso deinde in Italiam pectore Alpium Latini iuris Euganeae gentes, quarum oppida XXXIIII enumerat Cato. ex iis Trumplini, venalis cum agris suis populus, dein Camunni conpluresque similes finitimis adtributi
505:, which allowed them to maintain their own tribal constitution while the dominant city became the administrative, judicial, and fiscal center. The city that the Camunni were assigned to was probably 305:
Turning then to the side of the Alps which fronts Italy, we have the Euganean nations enjoying Latin rights, and of whom Cato enumerates thirty-four towns. Among these are the
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Camunian stone carvings, 70–80% of which date to the Bronze Age, are thought to have held value for celebratory, commemorative, initiatory, and propitiatory rituals. The
415:, was to complete the conquest of the eastern Alpine front, which reached from the valley of Como to Lake Garda (therefore including the Valcamonica), in addition to the 309:, a people who were sold with their territory; and then the Camuni, and several similar tribes, each of them in the jurisdiction of its neighbouring municipal town. 707: 1076: 314: 242:(moreover, the "Rhaetic" wine, which has the repute of not being inferior to the approved wines of the Italic regions, is made in the foothills of the 911: 238:; for their territories overlook the plains of those peoples. Now the Rhaeti reach down as far as that part of Italy which is above Verona and 687: 226:
Next, in order, come those parts of the mountains that are towards the east, and those that bend round towards the south: the Rhaeti and the
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After the Roman conquest, the Camunni were annexed to the nearest cities in a condition of semi-subjection through the practice of
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occupy the greater part of the outer side of the mountain, along with the Breuni and the Genauni, the two peoples last named being
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among the Camunni. The 4th and 5th centuries witnessed the destruction of the ancient places of worship, with the destruction of
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at the beginning of the 1st century AD, the Camunni were gradually incorporated into the political and social structures of the
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and came in touch with the Camunian population. Some of the petroglyphs in Valcamonica with figures of Celtic deities such as
773: 112:. The Camunni are mentioned by classical historiographical sources from the 1st century BC, corresponding to the Iron Age in 906: 453:
The Camunni and Vennoni, Alpine tribes, took up arms against the Romans, but were conquered and subdued by Publius Silius.
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in G. Pugliese Carratelli (a cura di) Italia omnium terrarum alumna, Milano, Garzanti-Scheiwiller, 1988. pp. 95–155
623: 319: 98: 34: 30: 163:. They were granted Roman citizenship from the second half of the 1st century, with a rapid process of Latinization. 1069: 371: 412: 1062: 1025: 715: 1039: 562: 434:Καὶ γὰρ Καμμούνιοι καὶ Οὐέννιοι, Ἀλπικὰ γένη, ὅπλα τε ἀντήραντο καὶ νικηθέντες ὑπὸ Πουπλίου Σιλίου ἐχειρώθησαν. 945: 634:. There is insufficient knowledge about Camunic to be able to determine whether it belongs to a broader 347:, which is a variant of the North Etruscan alphabet. At the beginning of the 4th century BC, the Celtic 605: 574: 558: 408: 400: 851: 376: 962: 658: 589: 538: 511: 478: 458: 294: 1151: 1111: 306: 1141: 1116: 416: 1146: 1131: 1000: 683: 631: 622:
Surviving traces of the language spoken by the Camunni are scarce and undeciphered. Among the
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runs; the Lepontii, also, and Camuni, belong to this stock. But the Vindelici and
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Considerationi sopra alcvne memorie della Religione Antica dei Camvli, ò Camvni
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was attributed to them by the authors of the 1st century. They are also called
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L'arte rupestre del Pià d'Ort: la vicenda di un santuario preistorico alpino
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L'uomo, le Alpi, la Valcamonica - 20.000 anni di storia al Castello di Breno
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L'arte rupestre del Pià d'Ort: la vicenda di un santuario preistorico alpino
550: 482: 466: 420: 360: 340: 323: 255: 227: 109: 275:(234–149 BC), spoke instead of the Camunni as one of several tribes of the 585:
in 1986, dates to the Roman period and was finely decorated with mosaics.
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The beginning of the Middle Ages coincided with the arrival of the
1085: 601: 488: 370: 348: 313: 247: 170: 70: 469:, whose frontal inscription named the conquered Alpine peoples: 239: 235: 152: 1058: 407:(the future emperor) against the mountain peoples in 16–15 BC. 530:, while they maintained a certain self-government; in fact, a 246:), and also extend as far as the districts through which the 139: 125: 426:
The Roman conquest is also mentioned by the Roman historian
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Val Camonica was subjected to Rome during the campaigns of
192:(63/64 BC–ca. 24 AD) described the Camunni as part of the 1054: 116:(from the 12th century BC until about Romanization). In 104:
A people of obscure origin, they lived in a region, the
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occupy them, and their territories join those of the
89:). The Camunni were among the greatest producers of 1029:, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Vol. VIII. 796:(in Italian). Università di Trento). Archived from 794:Le Alpi on line. Storia e archeologia della Alpi 557:. Camunian religion went through the process of 471: 432: 302: 281: 223: 206: 399:and the Alpine arc, conducted by his generals 1070: 8: 553:of Camunian origins in several areas of the 509:. At first they were assigned the status of 997:Il teatro e l'anfiteatro di Cividate Camuno 697: 695: 626:there are some inscriptions written in the 1077: 1063: 1055: 680:Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia 493:Inscription of the Roman period found in 985:, Esine, Tipolitografia Valgrigna, 1996. 837: 835: 29: 912:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 646: 630:, written in a northern variant of the 561:, forming a syncretic combination with 983:La Valle Camonica attraverso la storia 976:Le popolazioni alpine di stirpe retica 159:as a self-governing polity called the 61:were an ancient population located in 27:Ancient population during the Iron Age 335:Contacts with the Etruscans and Celts 97:; their name is linked to the famous 7: 457:This conquest was celebrated in the 1013:, Bornato, Sardini Editrice , 1983. 992:, Boario Terme, La Cittadina, 1988. 790:"L'adtributio e la Tabula clesiana" 1016:Umberto Sansoni, Silvana Gavaldo, 25: 701:Umberto Sansoni-Silvana Gavaldo, 387:are at the western end of Venetia 326:in the National park of Naquane ( 895: 184:The Camunni in classical sources 363:attest this Gaulish presence. 351:arrived in Italy. Coming from 99:rock engravings of Valcamonica 41:and two human figures (one in 1: 909:, ed. (1854–1857). "Camuni". 1045:Rock Drawings in Valcamonica 1020:, Edizioni del Centro, 1995. 969:Historiographical literature 850:(in Italian). Archived from 749:(in Italian). Archived from 714:(in Italian). Archived from 624:Rock Drawings in Valcamonica 537:Romanization proceeded from 375:Northern Italy according to 35:Rock Drawings in Valcamonica 1023:Ronald Syme, "The Alps" in 999:, Arti grafiche BMB, 2004. 577:, found at Spinera between 196:peoples and related to the 1204: 615: 523:they were assigned to the 140: 126: 1092: 1026:Cambridge Ancient History 844:"Il santuario di Minerva" 515:, and then they obtained 69:(1st millennium BC); the 1188:Tribes conquered by Rome 1183:Ancient peoples of Italy 1040:Ancient peoples of Italy 873:"L'età del Ferro camuna" 655:"LinguistList: Lepontic" 1009:Pietro Paolo Ormanico, 604:and the burning of the 267:(23–79 AD), citing the 915:. London: John Murray. 532:Res Publica Camunnorum 498: 487: 449: 388: 355:, they settled in the 331: 312: 301: 261: 219: 180: 161:Res Publica Camunnorum 50: 974:Raffaele De Marinis, 753:on September 30, 2009 549:, artisans, and even 492: 374: 317: 204:language as Celtic): 174: 33: 854:on December 18, 2012 606:Sanctuary of Minerva 575:Sanctuary of Minerva 559:interpretatio Romana 409:Publius Silius Nerva 401:Nero Claudius Drusus 263:The Roman historian 188:The Greek historian 124:referred to them as 743:on the page of the 678:John T. Koch (ed.) 534:has been recorded. 377:William R. Shepherd 216:, Geography IV, 6.8 995:Valeria Mariotti, 988:Francesco Fedele, 963:Trophy of the Alps 946:Naturalis Historia 741:Incisioni rupestri 590:Christian religion 539:Civitas Camunnorum 499: 459:Trophy of the Alps 430:writing in Greek: 389: 367:The Roman conquest 332: 295:Naturalis Historia 181: 51: 1170: 1169: 708:"Ausilio Priuli, 688:978-1-85109-440-0 632:Etruscan alphabet 517:Roman citizenship 16:(Redirected from 1195: 1079: 1072: 1065: 1056: 916: 899: 898: 889: 888: 886: 884: 869: 863: 862: 860: 859: 839: 830: 829: 827: 826: 815: 809: 808: 806: 805: 786: 780: 770: 764: 762: 760: 758: 735: 729: 727: 725: 723: 699: 690: 682:ABC-CLIO (2005) 676: 670: 669: 667: 666: 657:. 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Index

Camuni

Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Camunian rose
graffiti
Val Camonica
Iron Age
Latin
rock art
Europe
rock engravings of Valcamonica
Val Camonica
Neolithic
Val Camonica
ancient Greek
Strabo
Cassius Dio
Rome
Roman Empire

Cisalpine Gaul
Strabo
Rhaetian
Lepontii
Lepontic
Strabo
Vindelici
Elvetii
Boii
Comum

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