Quariates

The Quariates or Quadiates were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the valley of Queyras, in the Alps, during the Iron Age.

Name

They are mentioned as Quariates (var. quadr-) by Pliny (1st c. AD),^[1] and as Quadiatium and Quariat(ium?) on inscriptions.^[2]^[3]

The etymology of the name is obscure. Christian-Joseph Guyonvarc'h and Xavier Delamarre proposed to derive it from Celtic *k^wario- ('cauldron'), with sporadic preservation of the initial k^w, attached to the suffix -ati- ('belonging to').^[4] Alexander Falileyev notes that the q-Celtic reflex remains problematic in this scenario.^[3]

The region of Queyras, whose castle is attested as Quadratum in the 12th century, may be named after the Gallic tribe.^[5]

Geography

The Quariates dwelled in the valley of Queyras, in the Alps.^[6] Their territory was located south of the Brigianii, east of the Segovii, and north of the Caturiges and Veneni.^[7]

History

They appear on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.^[8]

References

^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:35.
^ CIL CIL 5:7321, 12:80.
^ ^a ^b Falileyev 2010, s.v. Quariates.
^ Delamarre 2003, p. 247.
^ Nègre 1990, p. 1202.
^ Barruol 1969, pp. 344–346.
^ Talbert 2000, Map 17: Lugdunum.
^ Barruol 1969, p. 35.

Primary sources

Pliny (1938). Natural History. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Rackham, H. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674993648. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

Bibliography

Barruol, Guy (1969). Les Peuples préromains du Sud-Est de la Gaule: étude de géographie historique. E. de Boccard. OCLC 3279201.
Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 9782877723695.
Falileyev, Alexander (2010). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-names: A Celtic Companion to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. CMCS. ISBN 978-0955718236.
Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France. Librairie Droz. ISBN 978-2-600-02883-7.
Talbert, Richard J. A. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691031699.

[Pliny-1] Pliny. Naturalis Historia, 3:35.

[2] CIL CIL 5:7321, 12:80.

[Falileyev-3] Falileyev 2010, s.v. Quariates.

[FOOTNOTEDelamarre2003247-4] Delamarre 2003, p. 247.

[FOOTNOTENègre19901202-5] Nègre 1990, p. 1202.

[FOOTNOTEBarruol1969344–346-6] Barruol 1969, pp. 344–346.

[7] Talbert 2000, Map 17: Lugdunum.

[FOOTNOTEBarruol196935-8] Barruol 1969, p. 35.

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