AVANTICI
Eth.
AVANTICI an Inalpine people, whom the emperor Galba included within the limits of Gallia Narbonensis (
Plin. Nat. 3.4). Pliny mentions Dinia (
Digne) as the capital of the Avantici and Bodiontici, and thus enables us to determine the position of the Avantici in a general way.
Digne is in the department of Basses Alpes, on the
Bleonne, a branch of the
Durance. A place named
Avançon seems to represent the name Aventici; but D'Anville thinks that its position does not correspond to the probable position of the Avantici.
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