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Andecavi
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Also known as Andicavi, Andegavi, Andes

thumb|280x280px|Andecavi stater. The Andecavi (also Andicavi, Andegavi, or Andigavi) were a Gallic tribe dwelling in Aremorica during the Roman period.

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Andecavi
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thumb|280x280px|Andecavi stater. The Andecavi (also Andicavi, Andegavi, or Andigavi) were a Gallic tribe dwelling in Aremorica during the Roman period.

== Name == They are mentioned as Andecavi (var. andic-, andeg-, andig-) by Pliny (1st c. AD), Andecavi and Andecavos by Tacitus (early 2nd c. AD), A̓ndíkauoi (Ἀνδίκαυοι; var. Ὀνδικαοῦαι, Ὠνδικαοῦαι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD), and as Andicavos (var. andegauus, andecauos, andigabos, andigabus, andicabos) by Orosius (early 5th c. AD).

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