Antiquity Studies

Due dediche a divinità indigene dal territorio di Belluno

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Abstract

This paper discusses two Latin votive inscriptions from Volpéz and Callibago (Belluno), mentioning local deities Louccianus and Ludrianus, otherwise unattested. These theonyms, whose origin is debated, are analysed both morphologically and etymologically with particular attention to the shared suffix -(i)āno- and their possible derivation from Venetic or Celtic roots. The linguistic data, assessed within the Alpine ethnic context, reflect the persistence of pre-Roman cultic elements in a Romanized epigraphic form. In conclusion, a new interpretation is proposed concerning the name of the dedicator of the inscription to Louccianus.


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Submitted: July 17, 2025 | Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025 | Published Oct. 19, 2026 | Language: it

Keywords Local cults • Indigenous theonymy • Feltria • Bellunum • Louccianus • Ludrianus • Roman Belluno

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