Senones

The senones (Latin: Senones ) were a Celtic tribe of ancient times, possibly consisted of two branches of the same name of a people. They settled in Gaul and later in northern Italy south of the Po River.

The senones in Gaul

The Gallic senones inhabited the territory of present-day French département of Seine- et- Marne, Loiret and Yonne. Its main town, was Agendicum (later Senonus, today Sens ).

They were involved in 54-51 BC in the battles against Gaius Iulius Caesar, and were conquered by this. After outlining the Caesars senones settled south of the Belgern on the Seine and the Loire.

The senones in Italy

In the 5th century BC, Celtic peoples from what is now France put into motion. A group of senones crossed the Alps and settled together with Insubres, Boii and Cenomani in the Po Valley, where she repeatedly defeated the Etruscans. They lived there, the area at Ariminum ( Rimini) and Ancona.

At the beginning of the 4th century BC invaded the northern Italian senones under King Brennus ( " Vae Victis !") In Italy and conquered 387 BC Rome, with the exception of the Capitol - the sacred geese of Juno to her chatter by the defenders have been warned - and attracted only upon payment of a ransom again. Your participation in the train to Rome is controversial, but not their centuries- long enmity against Rome.

285 BC they attacked the Etruscan Arretium (Arezzo ). The Romans suffered thereby hastening to the aid of a defeat. The Senonische chief Britomaris allied yourself with the Etruscans against the Romans, but the consul Publius Cornelius Dolabella led a strong force in their territories. In the year 283 BC Rome subjugated the senones occupied their territory and founded the colony of Sena Gallica ( Senigallia today ). The senones were then sold directly from Italy.

The colonization of Italy by senones could be demonstrated by finds in the cemeteries at Montefortino d' Arcevia and in Santa Paolina di Filottrano.