They are mentioned as Acitavones (var. agitabo-) by Pliny (1st c. AD),[1] and as Acitavones on the Tropaeum Alpium.[2][3]
The etymology of the name Acitauones is unclear. The first element, acito-, could mean 'field' (cf. Old Irishached, achad),[4] or else be a variant of agido- ('face, appearance').[5]
They are mentioned by Pliny the Elder as one of the Alpine tribes conquered by Rome in 16–15 BC, and whose name was engraved on the Tropaeum Alpium.[8][1]
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