The Brigianii (Gaulish: *Brigianioi) were a Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Briançon during the Iron Age and the Roman period.
They are mentioned as Brigianii by Pliny (1st c. AD),[1] and as Brigiani, Brigantionis and Bricianiorum on inscriptions.[2][3]
Their name may be based on the Gaulish root brig- ('high, elevated'),[3] or on brīgo- ('might, strength').[4]
The Gallitae lived in the region of BriançonnaisCottian Kingdom.[5] Their territory was located north of the Caturiges, west of the Quariates, east of the Tricorii, south of the Segovii.[6]
, in the center of theTheir chief town was known as Brigantio (modern Briançon), meaning 'eminence, high/elevated place' in Gaulish.[5][7]
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.[1]