Santones
The Santones or Santoni were a Gallic tribe, dwelling around the modern city of Saintes in Saintonge. The Romans occupied the territory of the Santones from the 1st century BC.Name
They are mentioned as Santonos and Santonis by Caesar, as Santónōn by Strabo, as Santoni by Pliny, as Santonis by Pomponius Mela and Tacitus, as Sántones by Ptolemy.
The name Santones may be related to Gaulish sento.
The city of Saintes, attested as urbs Santonorum in the 4th c. CE and the Saintonge region, attested as Santonica tellus in the 4th c. CE, are named after the Gallic tribe.
