Segovellauni


The Segovellauni were a small Gallic tribe, dwelling in the modern Drôme département during the Roman period.

Name

They are mentioned as Sengalaunoì by Ptolemy. A regio... Segovellaunorum is also attested by Pliny.
The name Segovellauni stems from Gaulish sego- attached to uellaunos.

Geography

The territory of the Segovellauni was located between the Rhône and the Drôme rivers. They were in control of a section of the Isère river mouth, from which they held the Allobroges at bay. The Segovellauni nonetheless lived as clients of the neighbouring Cavares.
After the Roman conquest of the region, they were incorporated into the civitas Valentinorum, founded under Caesar or Augustus. A border land around Valentia was probably detached from the territory of the Cavares and given to the smaller Segovellauni by the Romans, since Pliny described the settlement as in agro Cavarum, whereas Ptolemy had it belonging to the Segovellauni.