Osismii

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The Osismii were an ancient Celtic tribe of northwestern Gaul, occupying the westernmost part of the Armorican peninsula (modern Brittany) during the Iron Age and Roman period.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Osismii canonical 7
Osismi 1
Osismioi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Celtic tribe
archaeologicalEvidence Iron Age hillforts in western Brittany
continent Europe
culture La Tène culture
disappearance assimilated into Gallo-Roman population
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
maritime trade
ethnicity Celtic
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
English Channel
historicalEra Classical antiquity
languageFamily Continental Celtic
locatedIn Armorican peninsula
linked to: Cotentin Peninsula

modern Brittany
northwestern Gaul
linked to: Gaul

westernmost part of Armorican peninsula
mentionedBy Julius Caesar
mentionedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars
militaryRole participants in Gallic resistance to Rome
modernCountry France
nameAttestedIn Greek sources
Latin sources
nameVariant Osismi
linked to: Osismii

Osismioi
linked to: Osismii
neighboringTribe Curiosolitae
Redones
Veneti
partOf Armorica
Gaul
politicalOrganization tribal polity
regionCorrespondsTo Finistère
religion Celtic polytheism
romanization integrated into Roman provincial system
romanProvince Gallia Lugdunensis
subjugatedBy Julius Caesar
Roman Republic
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman period

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

Armorica inhabitedBy Osismii
Redones neighboringTribe Osismii
Osismii nameVariant Osismi
linked to: Osismii
Osismii nameVariant Osismioi
linked to: Osismii
Aremorica inhabitedBy Osismii
Armorican Gauls neighbor Osismii