Veneti

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The Veneti were an ancient people of northeastern Italy, known from Roman sources for their distinct language, culture, and interactions with neighboring Celtic and Italic groups.

Aliases (1)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age people
ancient people
ethnic group
alliedWith Roman Republic
archaeologicalCulture Este culture
associatedWith Adriatic Sea
capital Patavium
continent Europe
culturalPractice interaction with Celtic culture
interaction with Italic culture
use of Venetic inscriptions
economy agriculture
horse breeding
trade
ethnicity Venetic
ethnoLinguisticStatus distinct from Etruscans
distinct from Gauls
distinct from other Italic tribes
event Romanization of Veneti
fate assimilated into Roman population
knownFrom Greek sources
Roman sources
language Venetic language
locatedIn ancient Italy
northeastern Italy
majorSettlement Altinum
Ateste
Patavium
Vicetia
militaryRole providers of cavalry to Rome
neighboringPeople Celtic tribes
surface form: "Celts"

Etruscans
Italic peoples
Raeti
notableFor contacts with Celts
contacts with Italic peoples
distinct culture
distinct language
partOf Cisalpine Gaul
surface form: "Cisalpine region"
politicalStatus Roman allies
Roman subjects
region Venetia NERFINISHED
religion polytheism
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman Empire era
Roman Republic era
writingSystem Old Italic script
Venetic alphabet

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Veneti people ethnicity Veneti
ancient Italy inhabitedBy Veneti
this entity surface form: "Veneti (ancient people)"
Gallic Wars participant Veneti
this entity surface form: "Veneti (ancient people)"

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