Tacito venetai = vakarų baltai? Faktai ir hipotezės
<p><strong>ARE THE <em>VENETHI</em> OF TACITUS SYNONYMOUS WITH WESTERN BALTS?</strong></p><p><em>Summary</em></p><p><em>Veneti</em> (Lat. Venedi, Venethi; Gr. Ουενέδαι) usually describes a tribe or confederation of tribes...
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| author | Jūratė Sofija Laučiūtė |
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| description | <p><strong>ARE THE <em>VENETHI</em> OF TACITUS SYNONYMOUS WITH WESTERN BALTS?</strong></p><p><em>Summary</em></p><p><em>Veneti</em> (Lat. Venedi, Venethi; Gr. Ουενέδαι) usually describes a tribe or confederation of tribes which are mentioned by many antique and modern historians and geographers. <em></em></p><p>This article addresses those Veneti about whom the historian and political figure of the Roman Empire, Publius Cornelius Tacitus, wrote in his work <em>Germania</em> (‘De origine et situ Germanorum’, 98 AD). The ethnic identity of this tribe has given birth to many hypotheses, one of which associates the <em>Veneti</em> of Tacitus with the Baltic tribes.</p><p>The first part of the article brings together the most important facts on the distribution of the name <em>Veneti</em>, beginning with the oldest data reaching back before the Christian era and concluding with the latest information from the 20<sup>th</sup> century.</p><p>The second part presents onomastic material, which in one form or another reflects the root (stem) <em>ven-/ven-t/ven-et-</em>, and upon which hypotheses on the ethnic affiliation of the <em>Veneti</em> are usually based.</p><p>The third part analyzes the most frequently discussed hypotheses, with attention paid to the distinction of ethnic-linguistic elements of Baltic ethnic origin from the Slavic ones.</p><p>Based on the facts presented, two problems are elucidated and discussed.</p><p>1. The origin of the <em>Veneti</em> tribe itself and its ethnic affiliation: who were Tacitus’ <em>Veneti</em>?</p>2. The etymology of the name <em>Veneti</em>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a6ab2f81a1c4b1bbad14471130445322022-12-21T17:56:23ZdeuVilnius UniversityBaltistica0132-65032345-00452011-12-0144113514710.15388/baltistica.44.1.13031221Tacito venetai = vakarų baltai? Faktai ir hipotezėsJūratė Sofija Laučiūtė<p><strong>ARE THE <em>VENETHI</em> OF TACITUS SYNONYMOUS WITH WESTERN BALTS?</strong></p><p><em>Summary</em></p><p><em>Veneti</em> (Lat. Venedi, Venethi; Gr. Ουενέδαι) usually describes a tribe or confederation of tribes which are mentioned by many antique and modern historians and geographers. <em></em></p><p>This article addresses those Veneti about whom the historian and political figure of the Roman Empire, Publius Cornelius Tacitus, wrote in his work <em>Germania</em> (‘De origine et situ Germanorum’, 98 AD). The ethnic identity of this tribe has given birth to many hypotheses, one of which associates the <em>Veneti</em> of Tacitus with the Baltic tribes.</p><p>The first part of the article brings together the most important facts on the distribution of the name <em>Veneti</em>, beginning with the oldest data reaching back before the Christian era and concluding with the latest information from the 20<sup>th</sup> century.</p><p>The second part presents onomastic material, which in one form or another reflects the root (stem) <em>ven-/ven-t/ven-et-</em>, and upon which hypotheses on the ethnic affiliation of the <em>Veneti</em> are usually based.</p><p>The third part analyzes the most frequently discussed hypotheses, with attention paid to the distinction of ethnic-linguistic elements of Baltic ethnic origin from the Slavic ones.</p><p>Based on the facts presented, two problems are elucidated and discussed.</p><p>1. The origin of the <em>Veneti</em> tribe itself and its ethnic affiliation: who were Tacitus’ <em>Veneti</em>?</p>2. The etymology of the name <em>Veneti</em>.http://www.baltistica.lt/index.php/baltistica/article/view/1303vakarų baltaiTacitasvenetai |
| spellingShingle | Jūratė Sofija Laučiūtė Tacito venetai = vakarų baltai? Faktai ir hipotezės Baltistica vakarų baltai Tacitas venetai |
| title | Tacito venetai = vakarų baltai? Faktai ir hipotezės |
| title_full | Tacito venetai = vakarų baltai? Faktai ir hipotezės |
| title_fullStr | Tacito venetai = vakarų baltai? Faktai ir hipotezės |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tacito venetai = vakarų baltai? Faktai ir hipotezės |
| title_short | Tacito venetai = vakarų baltai? Faktai ir hipotezės |
| title_sort | tacito venetai vakaru baltai faktai ir hipotezes |
| topic | vakarų baltai Tacitas venetai |
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