Ligurians

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The Ligurians were an ancient people of northwestern Italy and southeastern France, known for their distinct pre-Roman culture and language and for influencing later regional populations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient people
ethnic group
associatedWith Alps
Apennines
Ligurian Sea
borderedBy Celts
Etruscans
Romans
capitalOrMainCenter Albium Ingaunum
Genua
Luna
conqueredBy Roman Republic
continent Europe
culturalInfluenceOn Roman provincial culture in Liguria
regional toponyms in Liguria
regional toponyms in southeastern France
culture pre-Roman culture
describedBy Greek authors
Roman authors
economy agriculture
pastoralism
transalpine trade
ethnicGroupOf northwestern Italy
southeastern France
ethnogenesisInfluenceOn modern Ligurians
populations of Liguria
populations of northwestern Italy
populations of southeastern France
integratedInto Roman Empire
knownFor distinct language
distinct pre-Roman culture
influencing later regional populations
language Ligurian language
languageFamilyStatus uncertain classification
languageStatus extinct
locatedInThePast northwestern Italian Peninsula
southeastern Gaul
partOf ancient peoples of Gaul
ancient peoples of Italy
regionToday Liguria
Piedmont
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Rhône-Alpes
Tuscany
religion local tribal cults
polytheism
timePeriod Classical antiquity
Iron Age


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