Segovesus

 ( 7th-century Bc Monarchs ) 

Segovesus (Gaulish language: 'Worthy of Victories') is a legendary Gauls chief of the Bituriges Cubi, said to have lived ca. 600 BC. According to a legend recounted by Titus Livius, the king Ambigatus sent his sister's sons Bellovesus and Segovesus in search of new lands to settle because of overpopulation in their homeland. While Bellovesus is said to have led the Gallic invasion of northern Italy, Segovesus reportedly headed towards the Hercynian Forest, in Western Central Europe.

According to an ancient tradition, modern southern Germany was settled by Celts as a consequence of this migration. Although the historicity of this legend is highly disputed, the essence of the myth may have been based on actual events, for migrations actually occurred towards Bohemia and bordering regions of Central Europe during the first quarter of the 4th century BC.

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Etymology The Gaulish language personal name Sego-uesus literally means 'worthy of victories'. It is made up of the prefix sego- ('strength, victory') attached to uesus, meaning 'worthy, good, deserving', itself from Proto-Celtic * ('excellent, noble'; cf. Old Irish feib 'in excellence', fó 'goodness', Welsh gwiw 'worthy, valuable').

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Story The legend is recounted by the Roman historian Livy in his Ab Urbe Condita Libri, written in the late 1st century BC:

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See also

• Hercynian Forest

Citations

Primary sources

• Livy (2025). 9780674992566, Harvard University Press. . ISBN 9780674992566

Bibliography

• Xavier Delamarre (2025). 9782877723695, Errance. ISBN 9782877723695
• Venceslas Kruta (2025). 9782221056905, Robert Laffont. ISBN 9782221056905

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