Budenicenses
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The Budenicenses were a small Gallic tribe dwelling in the present-day Gard department during the Roman period.
They are attested as Budenicenses on an inscription found in Collias (Gard). A dedication to the god Mars Budenicus was also discovered in the same town.[1][2]
The ethnonym Budenicenses derives from the Celtic term *budīnā, meaning 'troop, host', probably 'troop guarding the frontier' (cf. Old Irish buiden, Middle Welsh byddin 'troop, army'; Late Latin bodǐna 'boundary marker' > French borne, a loanword from Gaulish).[3]
The town of Bezouce (Gard), attested as Biducia in 1146 AD, is named after the Gallic tribe.[3]
Geography
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On the basis of their association with Mars Budenicus, the Budenicenses have been identified as community neighbouring Collias, similar to the Coriobedenses.[4]
This identification is consistent with a localisation at or near Bezouce (Biducia), located near Collias, whose name is linguistically related to that of the Budenicenses.[3][5]
