Grovii

Ancient Portuguese tribe

The Grovii or Gravii were an ancient Gallaeci tribe who inhabited the low valley of the Minho river, present day Portugal and Galicia (Spain), and also along the coast near the rivers "Avo" (the Ave river), Celadus, Nebis and Limia, northern Portugal.

Origin and History

Pomponius Mela stated that all the people living along the coast of Gallaecia were Celtic, with the exception of the Grovii, while Pliny wrote that they had a Greek origin. Anyhow, E.R. Luján, studying their onomastics, couldn't conclude on their non-Celtiness, since their anthroponyms and toponyms could be Celtic.^[1]

Their main settlement was Tude, present day Tui, Pontevedra, by the border with Portugal along the Minho river.^[2] The non-localized oppida of Avobriga and Lambriaca were located near the Grovii lands.^[3]

References

^ Luján, E. R. (2006). "PUEBLOS CELTAS Y NO CELTAS DE LA GALICIA ANTIGUA: FUENTES LITERARIAS FRENTE A FUENTES EPIGRÁFICAS" (PDF). xxii seminario de lenguas y epigrafía antigua. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ Manuel Albaladejo Vivero (2012). Léxico de topónimos y etnónimos del Noroeste de la Península Ibérica en la Antigüedad. Polifemo Ediciones. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-84-96813-63-2.
^ Don José de Santiago y Gómez (1896). Historia de Vigo y Su comarca. Imprenta y Lotografía Del Asilo De Huérfanos Del Sagrado Corázon de Jesús.

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Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)

Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula

Aquitani (Proto-Basques)

Iacetani
Vascones

Iberians

Ausetani
Bastetani
Bergistani
Castellani
Ceretani
Cessetani
Contestani
Edetani
Indigetes
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Laietani
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Celts

Celtiberians	Arevaci Belli Cratistii Lobetani Lusones Olcades Oretani Pellendones Titii Turboletae Uraci
Gallaeci	Albiones Arroni Artabri Baedi Bracari Capori Celtici Praestamarici Celtici Supertamarici Cibarci Cileni Coelerni Equaesi Gallaeci Grovii Iadovi Interamici Lapatianci Lemavi Leuni Limici Louguei Luanqui Namarini Narbasi Nemetati Nerii Poemani Quaquerni Seurbi Seurri Tamagani Turodi
Other Celtic peoples	Allotriges Astures Autrigones Belgae Suessetani Berones Cantabri Caristii Carpetani Celtici Mirobrigenses Ophi Sefes Eastern Celts Volcae Oestriminis Plentauri Turduli Bardili Oppidani Veteres Turmodigi Vaccaei Varduli

Para-Celtic peoples?

Germanic peoples?

Germani (Oretania)

Greeks

Semitic peoples

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