Ligurian: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ligur • Ligus • Ligures

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Thematic map of ancient Italy around 500 BC, showing the geographic distribution of different peoples. Color-coded regions indicate areas inhabited by Ligurians, Etruscans, Veneti and Apuli, Italics, Celts, Raetians, Carthaginians, and Greeks, with major settlements and surrounding seas labeled.

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