Belaci
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The Belaci were a small Gallic tribe dwelling in the Alpes Cottiae, around present-day Oulx, during the Iron Age.
They are mentioned as Belacorum on the Arch of Susa.[1][2]
The ethnonym Belaci is possibly Celtic, stemming from the root belo- ('strong') extended by the suffix -aco-. Variants beginning with V- may also occur in inscriptions, as in Vellaconis, Velaci, Velaco, Velagenius, Vilagenio, Vilagenia, Velagenus, or Velacena.[3][2]
The toponym Beaulard, located in their territory, derives from an earlier Belas.[4]
