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The Suessetani were a pre-roman people of the Iberian Peninsula that dwelt mainly in the plains area of the Alba (Arba) river basin (a northern tributary of the Ebro river), in today’s Cinco Villas, Aragon, Zaragoza Province (westernmost Aragon region) and Bardenas Reales area (southernmost Navarra region), west of the ''Gallicus'' river (today's Gállego river), east of the low course of the Aragon river and north of the Iberus (Ebro) river, in the valley plains of this same river. Their location, in relation to other tribes, was south of the Iacetani (Aquitanian tribe), west of the Vescetani or Oscenses (Iberian tribe) north of the Lusones and Pellendones (Celtiberian tribes), also north of the Sedetani (Iberian tribe), and southeast of the Vascones (Aquitanian tribe or people).〔FATÁS, Guillermo. Sobre Suessetanos Y Sedetanos. Archivo Español de Arqueología 44.109-125.〕 Corbio was the capital of the Suessetani and an important fortified city, yet unlocated (maybe between Sangüesa and Sos del Rey Católico).〔FATÁS, Guillermo. Sobre Suessetanos Y Sedetanos. Archivo Español de Arqueología 44.109-125.〕〔FATÁS, Guillermo. Los Pirineos meridionales y la conquista romana (289-316) in Jürgen Untermann y Francisco Villar (Eds.). (1993). ''Lengua y Cultura en la Hispania Prerromana''. Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. ISBN 84-7481-736-6〕 ==Ethnic and linguistic affiliation== There is yet no definitive conclusion about their ethnic affiliation. They could have been an Iberian or an Aquitanian tribe, but because of their ethnic name, and place and river names (toponyms and hydronyms), the indo-european, pre-Celtic indo-european and Celtic affiliation possibility is more likely. They may have been a Celtic tribe (Belgic), related to the Suessiones that dwelt in Gallia Belgica, northern Gallia (Gaul) in today´s Soissons area. Suessiones tribe, that dwelt in the Marne river territory, had a city called Corbio (today’s Corbeil), like the Suessetani. So there is an association between the root words ''suess''- and ''corb''- in these two tribes (Corbeil comes from the galo-Celtic ''Corbio ialo'' – ''Corbius field'').〔FATÁS, Guillermo. Sobre Suessetanos Y Sedetanos. Archivo Español de Arqueología 44.109-125.〕〔FATÁS, Guillermo. Los Pirineos meridionales y la conquista romana (289-316) in Jürgen Untermann y Francisco Villar (Eds.). (1993). ''Lengua y Cultura en la Hispania Prerromana''. Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. ISBN 84-7481-736-6〕 It is not known when did they arrived in the region that they dwelt but some estimate that they arrived around 600 BCE, or maybe earlier, along with a belgic Celtic migration.〔FATÁS, Guillermo. Sobre Suessetanos Y Sedetanos. Archivo Español de Arqueología 44.109-125.〕 If they were in fact a belgic tribe they were different and not very close to the other Celtic tribes of the Iberian Peninsula and their languages and dialects. Their ethnic name, Suessetani, means “Lucky People” or "Good People" from the root word ''suessio'', being lucky, good luck. The Caristii tribe had a place name - ''Suessatio'' ("Lucky Settlement" or "Well Settled") that was derived from a related word (on the other hand this word is cognate with the word ''swasti'' or ''svasti'' in sanskrit, that has the meaning of "lucky", "well fortunate"). The place names (toponyms) and river names (hydronyms) of their territory are clearly indo-european, probably Celtic (if belgic was a Celtic language) or pre-Celtic indo-european. The place names are for example: ''Corbio'', ''Viridunum'' (Berdún), ''Gordunum'' (Gordún), ''Navardunum'' (Navardún), ''Sekia/Segia'', ''Setia'', ''Gallicum'', ''Forum Gallorum''. The river names are ''Alba'' (today’s Arba river), ''Gallicus'' river (Gállego). This seems to indicate that they spoke an indo-european language, maybe a Celtic one.〔FATÁS, Guillermo. Sobre Suessetanos Y Sedetanos. Archivo Español de Arqueología 44.109-125.〕〔FATÁS, Guillermo. Los Pirineos meridionales y la conquista romana (289-316) in Jürgen Untermann y Francisco Villar (Eds.). (1993). ''Lengua y Cultura en la Hispania Prerromana''. Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. ISBN 84-7481-736-6〕 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「Suessetani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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