Vindelicia
A Roman province, bounded on the north by the Danube, which separated it from Germany, on
the west by the territory of the Helvetii in Gaul, on the south by Rhaetia, and on the east by
the river Oenus (Inn), which separated it from Noricum, thus corresponding to the northeastern
part of Switzerland, the southeast of Baden, the south of Würtemberg and Bavaria, and
the northern part of the Tyrol. It was originally a part of the province of Rhaetia, and was
conquered by Tiberius in the reign of Augustus. At a later time Rhaetia was divided into two
provinces, Rhaetia Prima and Rhaetia
Secunda, the latter of which names was gradually supplanted by that of Vindelicia. It was
drained by the tributaries of the Danube, of which the most important were the Licias, or
Licus (Lech), with its tributary the Vindo, Vinda, or Virdo (Werlach), the Isarus (Isar), and
Oenus (Inn). The eastern part of the Lacus Brigantinus (Lake of Constance) also belonged to
Vindelicia. It derived its name from its chief inhabitants, the
Vindelĭci, a warlike people dwelling in the south of the
country. The other tribes in Vindelicia were the Brigantii on the Lake of Constance, the
Licatii or Licates on the Lech, and the Breuni (in the north of the Tyrol) on the Brenner. The
chief town in the province was Augusta Vindelicorum (Augsburg), at the confluence of the Vindo
and the Licus.
