SEGNI
Eth.
SEGNI a German tribe in Belgium, mentioned by Caesar (
Caes. Gal. 6.32) with the Condrusi, and placed between the Eburones and the Treviri. In
B. G. 2.4 Caesar speaks of the Condrusi, Eburones, Caeraesi, and Paemani, “qui uno nomine Germani appellantur;” but he does not name the Segni in that passage.
There is still a place named
Sinei or
Signei near
Condroz, on the borders of
Namur; and this may indicate the position of the Segni.
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