They may have been a Pre-Indo-European people, ethnically related to the Ingauni, as suggested by the similarity of the names. According to Pliny the Elder the Stoni people from Trentino were of the same stock as the Euganei.
According to Livy, they were defeated by the Adriatic Veneti and the Trojans. Their descendants settled west of the Athesis (Adige) river, around the lakes Sebinus, Edrus and Benacus, where they occupied 34 towns, which were admitted by Augustus to the rights of Latin municipalities.
euganei, this, article, about, ethnic, group, hills, colli, euganeorum, εὐγενής, eugenēs, well, born, were, semi, mythical, proto, italic, ethnic, group, that, dwelt, area, among, adriatic, rhaetian, alps, subsequently, they, were, driven, adriatic, veneti, ar. This article is about the ethnic group For the hills see Colli Euganei The Euganei fr Lat Euganei Euganeorum cf Gr eὐgenhs eugenes well born were a semi mythical Proto Italic ethnic group that dwelt an area among Adriatic Sea and Rhaetian Alps Subsequently they were driven by the Adriatic Veneti to an area between the river Adige and Lake Como where they remained until the early Roman Empire 1 They may have been a Pre Indo European people ethnically related to the Ingauni as suggested by the similarity of the names According to Pliny the Elder the Stoni people from Trentino were of the same stock as the Euganei Cato the Elder in the lost book of Origines counted among the major tribes of the Euganeans the Triumplini of Val Trompia and the Camunni of Val Camonica 2 According to Livy they were defeated by the Adriatic Veneti and the Trojans Their descendants settled west of the Athesis Adige river around the lakes Sebinus Edrus and Benacus where they occupied 34 towns which were admitted by Augustus to the rights of Latin municipalities Contents 1 References 2 Bibliography 3 External links 4 See alsoReferences Edit G Micali Storia degli antichi popoli italiani Tomo II Firenze 1832 p 24 Ibidem p 32 Bibliography EditMicali Giuseppe 1832 Storia degli antichi popoli italiani Capo XIX Euganei e Veneti PDF in Italian Vol II Firenze External links EditLivy Ab urbe condita 1 1 Veneto history Italian PeninsulaSee also EditAncient peoples of Italy Polada culture This article about ethnicity is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Euganei amp oldid 1112223040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
