Gennanates

The Gennanates were an ancient tribe living in the area of modern Sarezzo (Lombardy), near Brescia, during the Roman era.

Name

They are mentioned in an inscription from a wall plaque at Palazzo Avogadro (Zanano), which reads Bitionis f(ilio) Gennanati viro suo.^[1]

According to Alexander Falileyev, the "Celticity of the [ethnic name Gennanates] is not transparent. It allows several possible interpretations, mere guesswork".^[1]

Geography

The Gennanates lived in the area of Zanano, a district of Sarezzo, north of Brescia, between Lake Iseo and Lake Garda.^[1]

References

1. Falileyev 2010, s.v. Gennanates.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Talbert, Richard J. A. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691031699.