They are mentioned as
Soti by
Pliny (1st c. AD). F. Rubat Borel has proposed to emend
Soti to
Sotani (based on a confusion of -
an- with -
iu- by copyists), and identify them with the
Stoeni, a tribe from
Lake Como. The name may also be compared with the
vinum Sotanum, cultivated in the territory of Vienna (modern
Vienne), the capital of the
Allobroges. == Geography ==