They are mentioned as Atesui by Pliny (1st c. AD).[1] On linguistic grounds (at esui?), they are often identified with the Esuvii of Normandy.[2][3][4] An identification with the Ambarri (in eastern France) is now rejected in scholarship.[5]
As with the Esuvii, the ethnic name Atesui has been compared with the theonymEsus.[2]
Geography
Little is known about this tribe beyond Pliny's location in Gallia Lugdunensis. In this passage, Pliny enumerates the peoples of this province without an apparent logical order, making their geographical location difficult to determine.[3]
↑Prévot, Françoise (1996). Topographie chrétienne des cités de la Gaule, des origines au milieu du VIIIe siècle. De Boccard. p.12.
↑Nouvel, Pierre; Cramatte, Cédric (2007). "Le massif du Jura à l'époque romaine. Terre de frontière ou de peuplement?". In Richard, A.; Schifferdecker, F.; Mazimann, J.-P.; Bélet-Gonda, C. (eds.). Le peuplement de l'Arc jurassien de la Préhistoire au Moyen Âge. Presses Universitaires de Franche-Comté. p.398. ISBN978-2-84867-458-2.
Primary sources
Pliny (1938). Natural History. Loeb Classical Library. Translated by Rackham, H. Harvard University Press. ISBN978-0674993648. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Secondary sources
Evans, D. Ellis (1967). Gaulish Personal Names: A Study of Some Continental Celtic Formations. Clarendon Press.
Bernouis, Philippe (1999). Carte archéologique de la Gaule: 61. L'Orne. Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme. ISBN978-2-87754-060-5.
