Veneti

The Veneti were a seafaring tribe that lived in what is modern day Brittany, France. The most notable city, and probably the capital was Darioritum, mentioned in the Geography by Ptolemy. It was also called Vannes, probably by the name of the population, since the Middle Ages, being the residence of the Dukes of Brittany. It is located by the Gulf of Morbihan, in the Morbihan département.

The name Veneti is also used for an ancient people who inhabited today's northeastern Italy (near Venice). According to some interpretations, they were descended from Illyrians who migrated there in the 7th century BC; according to others, they were a related Indo-European people who migrated at the same time, and had kinsmen also in Asia Minor.

Note: The word Veneti must not be confused with the word Venedes, although these two words might sometimes be undistinguishable.

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