Osismii

Also known as Ostiones, Kossinoi, Ostiaei, Ostiaioi

thumb|upright=1.5|Coins of the Osismii. The Osismii or Ostimii were a Gallic tribe living in the western part of the Armorican Peninsula (modern Brittany) during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Osismii is referenced by 491 other articles, and connects out to list of Celtic tribes, Julius Caesar and Brittany.

Vinony files it under Armorica, Gauls and Historical Celtic peoples.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Subclass of: Gauls
Country: France
Located in: Brittany

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Commons category: Osismii
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Geography
History
Early accounts (5th–4th centuries BC)
Gallic Wars (58–50 BC)
References
Primary sources
Bibliography
See also

thumb|upright=1.5|Coins of the Osismii. The Osismii or Ostimii were a Gallic tribe living in the western part of the Armorican Peninsula (modern Brittany) during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

== Etymology == They are mentioned as Osismi (var. ossismi) by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC), O̓sísmioi (Ὀσίσμιοι) by Strabo (early 1st c. AD), Ossismos by Pliny (1st c. AD), O̓sismíous (Ὀσισμίους; var. Ὀσίσμιοι, Ὀσισμαίους) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD), and as Osismis in the Notitia Dignitatum (5th c. AD).

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