They are mentioned as Nemeturicae by
Columella (1st c. AD),[1] and as Nemoturica and Nematuri (var. nemet-) by
Pliny (1st c. AD).[2][3]
The ethnic name Nemeturii is a latinized form of
Gaulish *Nemeturioi. It derives from the stem nemeto-, meaning 'sacred place, sanctuary',[3] and can be translated as 'the inhabitants of sacred places'.[4]
They are mentioned by Pliny the Elder as one of the Alpine tribes conquered by Rome in 16–15 BC, and whose name was engraved on the
Tropaeum Alpium.[7]
Pliny (1938). Natural History. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Rackham, H. Harvard University Press.
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