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GEOGRAPHY The north-eastern portion of in Italy. The extent of their territory before their incorporation by the Romans is uncertain. It was at first included in Cisalpine Gaul , but under was known as the tenth region of Italy . It was bounded on the west by the Athesis ( Adige ), or according to others, by the Addua ( Adda ); on the north by the Alps ; on the east by the Timavus ( Timavo ) and on the south by the Adriatic Gulf. From the earliest times the Veneti appear to have been a peaceful people, chiefly engaged in commercial pursuits. HISTORICAL REFERENCES According to Livy , himself one of the Veneti from Patavium , the Veneti were formed by a merging of the indigenous peoples known as the Euganei and a Trojan - Paphlagonian tribe known as the Eneti (or ''Enetoi'' in Greek ) whom had settled in the area between the Alps and the Adriatic sea. Homer and perhaps more significantly, Pliny The Elder points out that with the death of king Pylaemenes of the Paphlagonians , Antenor the Trojan led the ''Eneti'' across the Mediterranean towards the coast of north-east Italy near the Brenta River where their descendants, the ''Veneti'' lived ('' Natural History '', vi.2.5). Homer (''Iliad'', ii.852) speaks of the Paphlagonian ''Eneti'' as breeders of "wild mules" and their fondness for horses is regarded as a proof of their descent from the "horse-taming" Trojans . This is further stipulated by Pliny The Elder who indicates the Veneti ancestry as being Trojan ('' Natural History '', iii.130). Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, who assisted the Veneti to repel the attacks of the Liburnian pirates, is said to have kept a stud in their country ( Strabo v.1.4). RECENT STUDIES The ancient Veneti traded metals and in particular gold. Many archeological excavations are still underway in the , Padua , Oderzo , Adria , Vicenza , Verona and Altino to name but a few. Studies are also being done on the vast influence of the Greeks in the Adriatic and their interaction with the Veneti, particularly focusing on the Euboeans , Phocaeans and Corinthians . Villanovan and more significantly, Etruscan activity in the region and their strong links to the Veneti are also attested to. Publications Dr. Anna Maria Chieco Bianchi compiled the ''Italia Omnium Terrarum Alumna'' (1988) academic reference point for all studies on the Region has released a recent series of publications with the aforementioned professors on the ancient Veneti and Etruscans as part of a project which commenced in 2003 and was aimed at bringing together all of the foremost archaeological experts on this topic. Venetic language This work and others on the . This was done as a part of several Italic Language submissions to the University for inclusion in the 2004 tome along with the ''Sabellian'' chapter also by Wallace, ''Latin'' by J.P.T. Clarkson and ''Etruscan'' by Helmut Rix. NOTES The ancient Veneti are not to be confused with the later Venetians , who traditionally speak Venetian , a Romance language; both of whom originate from the modern-day Veneto region and are known in Italian as Veneti . Peoples of the name ''Veneti'' are also historically attested to in Gaul (see Veneti (Gaul) ) and other parts of Europe, but it should be emphasized that these were not one and the same people. REFERENCES Primary sources
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