Noun
Veneti pl (plural only)
(historical) A seafaring Gallic tribe dwelling in Armorica, in the northern part of the Brittany Peninsula, during the Iron Age and the Roman period.
By the 5th c. BC, Padua, rising on the banks of the river Brenta, which in the Roman era was called Medoacus Maior and probably until AD 589 followed the path of the present day Bacchiglione (Retrone), Padua was one of the principal centers of the Veneti. Source: Internet
During the Second Punic War (218 – 202 BC), the Veneti even sent a contingent of soldiers to fight alongside the Romans against Hannibal and the invading Carthaginians. Source: Internet
Later in 49 BC, by the Lex Roscia granted full Roman citizenship to the Veneti. Source: Internet
However, over time, the Veneti began to adopt the dress and certain other customs of their Celtic neighbours. Source: Internet
Meanwhile, the Veneti prospered through their trade in amber and breeding of horses. Source: Internet
Originally an Illyrian settlement, the Veneti entered the region in the 10th-9th c. BC and seem to have given the town its name, Tergeste, since terg* is a Venetic word meaning market (q.v. Oderzo whose ancient name was Opitergium). Source: Internet