Territory , probably dedicated to
Apollo. The Reii dwelled in the valleys of the river and its tributaries, and in the lower
Verdon valley up to the
Durance in the west. They probably also occupied the valleys of the
Asse and the . The eastern frontier of their territory was the boundary between the provinces of
Narbonensis and
Alpes Maritimae. Their territory was located north of the
Verucini and
Tritolli (themselves north of the
Salyes), south of the
Vocontii, east of the
Dexivates, and west of the
Sentii,
Suetrii and
Vergunni. According to historian
Guy Barruol, they were part of the
Saluvian confederation.
Settlements Their capital was Alebaece (modern
Riez), located at the foot of the hill of Saint-Maxime, at the confluence of the Colostre with its tributary the . The city was located near a main route linking
Fréjus with
Sisteron and other places further north. From the reign of
Augustus, it became known as
Iulia Augusta Apollinaris Reiorum.
Reiorum is a Latin formation based on the name of the tribe.
Alebaece was probably the name of the pre-Roman hill-fort on St-Maxime, and it has been connected with the
ethnonym Albici, the tribe that helped
Massalia in her fight against
Caesar in 49 BC. The Council of Reii was held in the city in 439 AD. Another important settlement was located at
Gréoux-les-Bains, a Roman
spa town where was found a dedication to the
Nymphae Griselicae made by
Annia Fundania Faustina. == References ==