Sabaudia ( lat. Sapaudia , translated from the Gallic Sapa-uidia means "Country of pines") - the region of Gaul , which is mentioned in the sources of the late IV - early VI century. They called Sabaudia on the Gallic lands of the southern part of the Roman province of Maxim Sekvanskaya, where after the defeat the burgundy were resettled by Aetius in 443, as Roman federates [1] [2] . On the territory of Sabaudia in the IX century, the Savoy County was formed, the name of Savoy came from the name of the region [3] .
Geographical position
Information about the location of Sabaudia from the end of the 4th to the beginning of the 6th century is contradictory. According to recent studies, the region included the territories of the cities of Geneva , Nyon and Avanches , and the En River Basin (before the confluence with the Rhone ) [1] .
History
The name "Sabaudia" is the Latinization of the Gallic name of the territory of Sapa-uidia - "Country of pines" [1] . Sabaudia was first mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus in 360. He describes it as the southern part of the province of Maxim Sekvanskaya, the land of sequans, expanded by the reforms of Diocletian . It is also mentioned in the chronicle of Prosper of Aquitaine in 443. In 494, the region is mentioned in the life of St. Epiphanius , Bishop of Pavia (author Ennodius ). Epiphanius crossed Sabaudia on his way to Geneva to meet with Gundobad , he asked for the release of prisoners [4] .
In the 30s of the 5th century, the Burgundians tried to seize the province of Belgica , but were defeated in two battles (435 and 436 years) by the Huns, led by the commander of the Western Roman Empire Aetius . King Gundahar was killed in the battle, and the remainder of the Burgundian people were resettled by Aetius to Sabaudia as federates. The Burgundians defended their northern borders (and, accordingly, the Roman Empire) from the raids of the Alemans. In Sabaudia, a kingdom of Burgundy arose with its capital in Geneva. It was captured by the Kingdom of the Franks in 534 [2] . During the reign of Charlemagne, Sabaudia was called Saboja or Saboia [5] [6] , distinguishing it from the lands of Tarantez and Morien. In the IX century, the territory of Sabaudia was included in the county of Savoy and began to be referred to under this name.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Sabaudia (region) - an article from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (German) (French) (Italian)
- ↑ 1 2 R. Gunther, A.R. Korsunsky. The decline and death of the Western Roman Empire. - Publishing house of Moscow University, 1984. - S. 86-87. - ISBN 5458359844 .
- ↑ Pierre Duparc. La Sapaudia (Fr.) // Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. - 1958. - Vol. 102 , n o 4 . - P. 371-384 .
- ↑ Adolphe Gros. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu de la Savoie. - La Fontaine de Siloë, 2004 .-- S. 443. - ISBN 9782842062682 .
- ↑ Bernard Demotz. La frontière au Moyen Âge d'après l'exemple du comté de Savoie (début XIIIe - début XVe siècles) // Actes des congrès de la Société des historiens médiévistes de l'enseignement supérieur public. - 1973.- T. 4 . - S. 95-116 .
- ↑ Laurent Ripart. Du royaume aux principautés: Savoie-Dauphiné, X-XI siècles . Date of treatment May 30, 2015.