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Camunni
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Rock Drawings in Valcamonica: [[Camunian rose and two human figures (one in , the other in graffiti)]] The Camuni or Camunni were an ancient population located in Val Camonica during the Iron Age (1st millennium BC); the Latin name Camunni was attributed to them by the authors of the 1st century. They are also called ancient Camuni, to distinguish them from the current inhabitants of the valley (the Camuni or Camunians). The Camunni were among the greatest producers of rock art in Europe; their name is linked to the famous rock engravings of Valcamonica.
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- The Camunni in classical sources
- Contacts with the Etruscans and Celts
- The Roman conquest
- Religion
- Language
- References
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
- Historiographical literature
- See also
thumb|250px|Rock Drawings in Valcamonica: [[Camunian rose and two human figures (one in , the other in graffiti)]] The Camuni or Camunni were an ancient population located in Val Camonica during the Iron Age (1st millennium BC); the Latin name Camunni was attributed to them by the authors of the 1st century. They are also called ancient Camuni, to distinguish them from the current inhabitants of the valley (the Camuni or Camunians). The Camunni were among the greatest producers of rock art in Europe; their name is linked to the famous rock engravings of Valcamonica.
A people of obscure origin, they lived in a region, the Val Camonica, that had already been the site of a cultural tradition dating back to the early Neolithic. The Camunni are mentioned by classical historiographical sources from the 1st century BC, corresponding to the Iron Age in Val Camonica (from the 12th century BC until about Romanization). In ancient Greek, Strabo referred to them as (Kamounoi), while Cassius Dio called them (Kamounnioi).