TheSuelteri were aGallic tribe dwelling near on theMediterranean coast, between modernHyères and theGulf of Saint-Tropez, during theIron Age and theRoman era.
The Suelteri are attested asSuelteri byPliny (1st century AD) and asSelteri on theTabula Peutingeriana (4–5th c. AD).[1][2]
TheGaulish nameSuelteri may derive from the Celtic stem *suel- (cf. OIrsel 'turn; period of time', MWchwel 'turn; course; commotion’).[2]
Pliny describes the territory of the Suelteri as situated near theCamactulici (Toulon) and theVerucini. TheTabula Peutingeriana locates theSelteri between theMediterranean Sea of theDurance river. They appear to have lived in theMassif des Maures and the area that area stretching from Olbia (Hyères) to theGulf of Saint-Tropez, corresponding to the coastline of the laterDiocese of Fréjus.[3]
According to historyGuy Barruol, they were part of theSalluvian confederation.[4]
