TheEburovīcēs orAulercī Eburovīcēs (Gaulish: *Eburouīcēs/Eburowīcēs, 'those who vanquish by the yew') were aGallic tribe dwelling in the modernEuredepartment during theIron Age and theRoman period. They were part of theAulerci.[1]
Statue of Jupiter Stator from Gisacum (Vieil-Évreux). 1st c. AD.
They are mentioned asAulerci Eburovices byCaesar (mid-1st c. BC),[2]Aulerci qui cognominantur Eburovices byPliny (1st c. AD),[3] and asAu̓lírkioioi̔ E̓bourouikoì (Αὐλίρκιοιοἱ Ἐβουρουικοὶ) byPtolemy (2nd c. AD).[4][5]
The Gaulish ethnonym *Eburouīcēs/Eburowīcēs literally means 'those who vanquish by the yew', probably in reference to the wood used to make their bows or spears. It stems from the rooteburo- ('yew'; cf.OIr.ibar 'yew', orMiddle Welshefwr 'cow parsnip, hog-weed') attached to the suffix-uices ('combatants, victors').[6][7]
The city ofÉvreux, attested ca. 400 AD ascivitas Ebroicorum ('civitas of the Eburovices';Ebroicas in 511,Ebroas ca. 1034), is named after the tribe.[8]
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