TheCosuanetes were an ancient tribe living in the Alps during theIron Age and theRoman era.
They are mentioned asCosuanetes (var.-naetes, -nates) byPliny (1st c. AD),[1] asKōtonántioi (Κωτονάντιοι) byStrabo (early 1st c. AD),[2] and asKōnsonántai (Κωνσονάνται) byPtolemy (2nd c. AD).[3][4]
According toXavier Delamarre, the name could be interpreted as the CelticCo-su-anates, fromanatia ('soul'), orCo-su-uan-ates, from-uanos ('killer of').[5] However, Alexander Falileyev argues that "the discrepancies in spelling and Strabo's association of the tribe with theRaeti makes Celtic interpretation, though possible (ko(m)-su-an-et-es or the like) not necessary".[4] The ethnic nameSuanetes appears to be linguistically related.[5]
The tribe was probably located in modern western Austria, near theRucinates, although no precise location is certain.[6][4] They were part of theVindelici.[7]
They are mentioned by Pliny the Elder as one of the Alpine tribes conquered by Rome in 16–15 BC, and whose name was engraved on theTropaeum Alpium.[8]
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