Caturiges


The Caturiges were a Gallic tribe, dwelling in the Alpes Cottiae, around present-day Chorges and Embrun.

Name

They are mentioned as Caturiges by Caesar and Pliny, and as Katourgídōn by Ptolemy.
The name Caturiges stems from Gaulish catu attached to riges.
The city of Chorges, attested as Caturrigas in the 4th c. CE is named after the tribe.

Geography

The territory of the Caturiges was located on the upper course of the Durance river. The Caturiges were initially encompassed in the Roman province of Alpes Cottiae, then in the province of Alpes Maritimae after the reign of Diocletian.
Their capitals were Caturigomagus and Eburodunum.

History

In the mid-first century BCE, the Caturiges are mentioned by Julius Caesar as a tribe hostile to Rome.
They were eventually conquered under Augustus.