Sacassani
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Sacassani was a tribe in Caucasus mentioned by Pliny.[1][2][3]
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Saca = Sacassani (Pliny.vi.11).
Mention by Pliny
Pliny [4] mentions Albania, Iberia, and The Adjoining Nations...... Beyond these8 (Paryadres) are the deserts of Colchios, on the side of which that looks towards the Ceraunian Mountains dwell the Armenochalybes9; and there is the country of the Moschi, extending to the river Iberus, which flows into the Cyrus; below them are the Sacassani, and after them the Macrones, upon the river Absarus.
8 To the west.
9 "The Armenian workers in iron," or "Chalybes of Armenia." See p. 9.
History
References
- ↑ Natural History by Pliny Book VI/Chapter 11
- ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sacassani
- ↑ Sacassani in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- ↑ Natural History by Pliny Book VI/Chapter 11