Osismier
Osismier , also Osismer (Latin Osismii ), was the name of a Celtic tribe who probably had their residence in the Latène - Oppidum Camp d'Artus with his Murus Gallicus near Huelgoat and Carhaix-Plouguer (both in the Finistère department ).
During Caesar's Gaul campaigns in the winter of 57/56 BC. A revolt against the Romans started from (today's) Normandy and Brittany. This anti-Roman alliance consisted of the Celtic peoples of the Osismier, Venetian , Curiosolite , Redonen , Namneten , Ambiliaten , Andecaver , Veneller , Lexovier and Aulerker . After the main power of the Venetians was defeated in a sea battle against the Roman fleet under Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus and a land battle in Normandy was also lost, the uprising collapsed.
A North African auxiliary troop unit of the Romans stationed in Osismier country was given the nickname Mauri Osismiaci .
literature
- Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .