The Ligures are referred to as Ligyes (Λιγυες) by the Greeks and Ligures (earlier Liguses) by the Romans. According to Plutarch, the Ligurians called themselves Ambrones, which could … 展开

Copper and Bronze ages
Copper begins to be mined from the middle of the 4th millennium BC in Liguria with the Libiola and Monte Loreto mines dated to 展开

Society
The Ligurians never formed a centralized state, they were in fact divided into independent tribes, in turn organized in small villages or castles. … 展开

The Ligurian economy was based on primitive agriculture, sheep farming, hunting and the exploitation of forests. Diodorus Siculus writes about the Ligurians: 展开

The geography of Strabo, from book 2, chapter 5, section 28 :
The Alps are inhabited by numerous nations, but all Keltic with … 展开

In the 19th century, the origins of the Ligures drew renewed attention from scholars. Amédée Thierry, a French historian and journalist, … 展开

Diodorus Siculus describes the Ligurians as very fearsome enemies.
Tactics, unit types and equipment
The armament varied according to the class and the comfort of … 展开