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The Dobunni were one of the Iron Age tribes living in the British Isles prior to the Roman invasion of Britain. There are seven known references to the tribe in Roman histories and inscriptions.〔Rivet and Smith, ''The Place Names of Roman Britain'' (1979), pp339-340,〕〔Collingwood, Wright and Tomlin, ''The Roman Inscriptions of Britain: Vol 1'' (1995), nos.621,2250〕 Various historians and archaeologists have examined the Dobunni, including Stephen J. Yeates in his book ''The Tribe of Witches'' (2008), where he suggests that the latter part of the name possibly derives from *''bune'', a cup or vessel, with a similar meaning to the later tribal name Hwicce; both being related to the recognisable cult of a Romano-British goddess.〔Stephen Yeates, ''A Dreaming for the Witches'', 2009, pp162-163〕 This view has been sharply criticised by several archaeologists.〔Harte, Jeremy (2011). "Review of The Tribe of Witches". Time and Mind: The Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness and Culture 4(1)〕〔Rodway, Simon (2009). "Review of The Tribe of Witches". Britannia: A Journal of Romano-British and Kindred Studies 40〕〔Hooke, Della (January–February 2009). "Review of The Tribe of Witches". British Archaeology 104 (York: Council for British Archaeology)〕 Archaeologist Miles Russell suggests that their original name may have been "Bodunni", connecting this with the Celtic word '' *bouda'' meaning "Victorious", in the sense of "The Victorious Ones".〔Russel, M. (2010). Bloodline: The Celtic Kings of Roman Britain. Published by Amberley Publishing. (ISBN 978-1-84868-238-2)〕 ==Territory== The tribe lived in the part of southwestern Britain that today broadly coincides with the English counties of North Somerset, Bristol, and Gloucestershire; although at times their territory may have extended into parts of what are now Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire.〔Derek Allen, ''The Belgic Dynasties of Britain and their Coins'', 1944, Archaeologia Vol. 90, pp1-46〕〔Robert D. van Arsdell, "The Coinage of the Dobunni'', 1994〕 Their capital acquired the Roman name of ''Corinium Dobunnorum'', which is today known as Cirencester. Their Territory was bordered by the Cornovii and Corieltauvi to the North; the Catuvellauni to the East; the Atrebates and Belgae to the South; and the Silures and Ordovices to the West. Some of these suggestions are, however, speculative. There is evidence for a cult associated with the tribe in the Romano-British period; the evidence being coterminous with the tribe's territory. Sculpture has been found at: Gloucester, Cirencester, Nettleton, Bath, Wellow, and Aldsworth.〔Stephen Yeates, ''A Dreaming for the Witches'', 2009, pp137-169〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dobunni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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