BRANNOVICES
Eth.
BRANNOVICES or
BRANNOVII, a Gallic people mentioned by Caesar (
Caes. Gal. 7.75). D'Anville conjectures that they may have been in the canton of
Brionnois, in the diocese of
Mácon. Walckenaer (
Géog. vol. i. p. 331) has some remarks on these people. In Caesar (
Caes. Gal. 7.75) there are also readings “Blannovicibus” and “Blannoviis (Oudendorp. ed. Caes.);” and Walckenaer proposes to place the Blannovices or Brannovices in the district of
Mâcon, where D'Anville also places the Brannovices or Brannovii. Walckenaer urges, in favour of this supposition, the existence of a place called
Blannot in the district of
Mâcon. There is another
Blannot in the department of
Côte d'Or, about 4 leagues from
Arnay, and here Walckenaer places the Blannovii. All this is very uncertain.
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