Veneti people

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Indo-European people ancient people

The Veneti people were an ancient Indo-European population of northeastern Italy, known from classical sources for their distinct culture, trade connections, and now-extinct Venetic language.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indo-European people → ancient people →
archaeologicalCulture	Este culture →
associatedWithDeity	Reitia →
capitalOrMainCenter	Este →
continent	Europe →
country	Italy →
culture	Venetic culture →
distinctFrom	Veneti of Armorica → Veneti of Paphlagonia →
economy	agriculture → animal husbandry → long-distance trade →
ethnicity	Veneti →
evidenceFrom	funerary objects → inscriptions → sanctuary deposits →
incorporatedInto	Roman Empire → Roman Republic →
knownFrom	Greek authors → Roman authors → classical sources →
languageFamily	Indo-European languages →
languageStatus	extinct →
majorSettlement	Altinum → Oppeano → Padua → Verona → Vicenza →
neighbor	Celts → Etruscans → Illyrians → Raetians →
practiced	horse breeding → metalworking → trade →
region	Northeastern Italy →
religion	polytheism →
romanization	gradual →
spokeLanguage	Venetic language →
subgroupOf	ancient Italic peoples →
timePeriod	1st millennium BCE → Iron Age →
tradedWith	Celts → Etruscans → Greeks →
writingSystem	North Italic script → Venetic alphabet →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Este ("Venetic civilization") → Este ("Venetic culture") →	isCenterOf
Veneti people ("Veneti of Armorica") →	distinctFrom
Venetic language →	spokenBy
Venetic alphabet →	usedBy