Saevates

The original settlement area of the Saevates was located in the Puster Valley, extending into the Aurina Valley and Val Badia. The Civitas Saevatum et Laiancorum as a whole encompassed the Drava valley as far as Oberdrauburg, the valley floor around Lienz, the Puster Valley, and its lateral valleys up to the heights above the Rienza and Isarco rivers.^[2]

Prior to Roman annexation of Noricum, traders and their descendants from northern Italy may already have settled in trading posts (emporia) on the territory of the Laianci and Saevates.^[3] By the time of Roman annexation, a sufficient number of inhabitants of the joint territory already possessed an adequate level of Romanisation and at least Italic rights, from whom Aguntum could draw its town council and magistrates.^[4]

Following annexation, the Roman settlement archaeologically documented near S. Lorenzo, identified as Sebatum in the Antonine Itinerary, served as the principal settlement area of the Saevates.^[2]

Epigraphic evidence indicates that Aguntum held the rank and title of municipium Claudium. Following the foundation of this city, the civitas Saevatum et Laiancorum ceased to exist as an autonomous administrative entity. The entire settlement territory of both tribes was assigned as an administrative district to the newly constituted municipium. The territory of the Saevates was thus administratively subordinated to Aguntum, though Sebatum is not considered to have been reduced to the status of a mere road station (mansio).^[5]

• Banzi, Elena; Barbacovi, Veronica; Steiner, Hubert; Ubl, Hannsjörg (2011). "Un'iscrizione romana rinvenuta a S. Lorenzo in Val Pusteria". Aquileia Nostra (in Italian). 82: 205–240.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Falileyev, Alexander (2010). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names. Aberystwyth: CMCS.