Σήνωνες

Senones

Translated by Malcolm Heath9 Sep 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

6 words

The Celts, those known as Germans.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σήνωνες· οἱ Κελτοί, οἱ λεγόμενοι Γερμανοί.

Betacode

*sh/nwnes: oi( *keltoi/, oi( lego/menoi *germanoi/.

Notes

cf. under kappa 1307.
'A Gallic tribe from a parent stock that in Caesar's time inhabited the Seine basin' (T.W. Potter in OCD4 s.v.). For their mention in Greek sources see e.g. Polybius 2.17.8, 2.19.10, 2.20.1, 2.21.7; Diodorus Siculus 14.113.3 (with a *se/nnwnes spelling).
Barrington Atlas map 42 grids D1/E1.

Linked from1 entry

κ1307ΚελτοίKeltoi, Celtae, CeltsName of a people, the ones called Germans. They are on both sides of the Rhine river; they overran the land of the Albanians. They are also called Senones. Concerning the Celts: [note] that the Celts waged war against…

Neighbouring entries

σ326Σημήναςhaving signaled σ327ΣῆμοςSemos, Semus σ328ΣήνωνεςSenones σ329ΣηώνSeon, Sihon σ330Σηπεδόνοςsepedon

Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Aug 2014

9 Aug 2014updated a ref — David Whitehead
17 Aug 2011expanded note — David Whitehead
9 Sep 2003added keyword — David Whitehead
9 Sep 2003cosmetics, added keywords, set status — William Hutton
9 Sep 2003Translated — Malcolm Heath