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The modern interpretation by archaeologists and linguists is different, they see the Orobii as a population of [[Celticization|celticized]] [[Ligurians]], or Celtic-Ligurians, formed with the contribution of Celtic immigrants from the [[Rhine]] and the [[Danube]] areas<ref>M. Gianoncelli, "Vecchie e nuove ipotesi sulla stirpe degli Orobi", in ''Oblatio''; A. Noseda ed, Como, 1971.</ref> in an early historical period preceding the Gallic invasions of the 4th century BC<ref>R. de Marinis, "La civiltà di Golasecca", in ''La Lombardia'', Jaka book, 1985.</ref> who settled in north-west Italy between the [[Oglio]] and the [[Ticino]] rivers. |
The modern interpretation by archaeologists and linguists is different, they see the Orobii as a population of [[Celticization|celticized]] [[Ligurians]], or Celtic-Ligurians, formed with the contribution of Celtic immigrants from the [[Rhine]] and the [[Danube]] areas<ref>M. Gianoncelli, "Vecchie e nuove ipotesi sulla stirpe degli Orobi", in ''Oblatio''; A. Noseda ed, Como, 1971.</ref> in an early historical period preceding the Gallic invasions of the 4th century BC<ref>R. de Marinis, "La civiltà di Golasecca", in ''La Lombardia'', Jaka book, 1985.</ref> who settled in north-west Italy between the [[Oglio]] and the [[Ticino]] rivers. |
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The name ''Orobii'' can be explained as the [[Gaulish]] ''orbioi'' (<small>sing.</small> ''orbios''), meaning 'the heirs'. It is comparable with the feminine forms ''Orobia'' and ''Urbia'' (earlier *''Orbia''), the ancient names of the [[Orge|Orge river]] and the {{Ill|Orge (stream)|lt=Orge stream|fr|Orge (ruisseau)}}.{{sfn|Delamarre|2003|p=243}} |
The name ''Orobii'' can be explained as the [[Gaulish]] ''orbioi'' (<small>sing.</small> ''orbios''), meaning 'the heirs'. It is comparable with the feminine forms ''Orobia'' and ''Urbia'' (earlier *''Orbia''), the ancient names of the [[Orge|Orge river]] and the {{Ill|Orge (stream)|lt=Orge stream|fr|Orge (ruisseau)}}, and the i-stem ''Orobis'', now the [[Orb (river)|Orb river]].{{sfn|Delamarre|2003|p=243}} |
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Revision as of 11:31, 1 August 2021
The Orobii also Orumobii or Orumbovii were a population that inhabited the northern Italian valleys of Bergamo, Como and Lecco in the 1st millennium BC.
Pliny the Elder ascribes to them the foundation of the cities of Como, Bergamo, Licini Forum[1] and Parra.[2]
Classical historians such as Pliny the Elder himself thought them as of Greek origin, tracing the etymology of their ethnonym from the Greek "Ορων βιον".[3]
The modern interpretation by archaeologists and linguists is different, they see the Orobii as a population of celticized Ligurians, or Celtic-Ligurians, formed with the contribution of Celtic immigrants from the Rhine and the Danube areas[4] in an early historical period preceding the Gallic invasions of the 4th century BC[5] who settled in north-west Italy between the Oglio and the Ticino rivers.
The name Orobii can be explained as the Gaulish orbioi (sing. orbios), meaning 'the heirs'. It is comparable with the feminine forms Orobia and Urbia (earlier *Orbia), the ancient names of the Orge river and the Orge stream, and the i-stem Orobis, now the Orb river.[6]
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References
- ^ Probably near the modern city of Erba.
- ^ Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, III, 124-125.
- ^ C. Cantù, Storia di Como e sua provincia, Como, 1859.
- ^ M. Gianoncelli, "Vecchie e nuove ipotesi sulla stirpe degli Orobi", in Oblatio; A. Noseda ed, Como, 1971.
- ^ R. de Marinis, "La civiltà di Golasecca", in La Lombardia, Jaka book, 1985.
- ^ Delamarre 2003, p. 243.
Bibliography
Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 9782877723695.
