Venisami

They are mentioned as Venisamorum on the Arch of Susa.^[1]

The ethnic name Venisami is a latinized form of Gaulish *Uenisamoi (sing. Uenisamos). It can be derived from the stem ueni- ('family, clan, friends') attached to -sāmo- ('calm'),^[1] and translated as the 'friendly ones'.^[2] It is comparable with the personal names Uenisamus (in Cisalpina) and Uenixama (in Lepontia).^[3]

The Barrington Atlas locates their territory around Forum Germanici (modern Busca), south of the Binbelli, north of the Epanterii, and east of the Statielli.^[4]

They appear on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.^[5]