TheUcennii,Ucenni orIconii were aGallic tribe dwelling in theRomanche valley, in the Alps, during theIron Age.
They are mentioned asUcenni (var.uceni,ucermi) byPliny (1st c. AD) and on theTropaeum Alpium,[3] asUcennos (var.cennos,sennos,scennos) byFlorus.[4][5] The formIkónioi (Ἰκόνιοι) given byStrabo (early 1st c. AD) is most likely a variant of the ethnic name.[6][5]
The meaning of the name remains obscure, although it is most likely of Celtic origin. It can be compared with the toponymUcena inGalatia.[5]
The Ucenni lived in theRomanche valley, in the region ofOisans.[1][2] Their territory was located south of theGraioceli, west of theBelaci,Segovii andBrigianii, north of theTricorii, and west of theVertamocorii andAllobroges.[7]
Settlements are known at Catorissium (Le Bourg-d'Oisans), Mellosedum (Mont-de-Lans), and Durotincum (nearLa Grave andVillar-d'Arêne).[8]
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.[9]
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