Elusates

The Elusaten (Latin Elusates ) were probably a Celtic tribe, whose residence was in the northeast of the later Roman Gallia Aquitania. Its main town, was Elusa, today Eauze in the department of Gers.

In the Gallic war marched a subfield Mr. Caesar, Publius Licinius Crassus, the legate, in the year 56 BC in Aquitaine (later the Roman province Novempopulana ) a. After a few victories of the Romans, most strains gave Aquitanian; the Tarbeller, Bigerrionen, Ptianier, Vasaten (also Vocaten ) Tarusaten, Elusaten, Gater, Auscer, Garumner, Sibulaten and Cocosaten be named ( De bello Gallico III, 27). Whether the name, even that of the Elusates are clearly celtic, can not be stated with certainty. Some are expected by some modern authors to the Celtiberian.

Well known is the minting of silver coins by the Elusaten. A particularly well -preserved piece dates from the 1st century BC, now in the Cabinet des Médailles the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris ( see figure). More coins are exhibited at the Musée des Beaux- Arts ( Lyon). On the objects of a Pegasus is often depicted.