The Iemerii (Gaulish: *Iemerioi, 'the twins') were a Celto-Ligurian tribe dwelling in the Val Chisone (Cottian Alps) during the Iron Age.

Name They are mentioned as Iemeriorum on an inscription.CIL 5:7231.

The ethnic name Iemerii is a Latinized form of *Iemerioi, which can be compared with the Gaulish noun iemurioi, meaning 'twins'.

Geography The Iemerii lived in the Val Chisone, in the Cottian Alps. The Barrington Atlas locates their territory north of the Maielli, west of the Taurini., Map 39: Mediolanum.

History They appear on the Arch of Susa, erected by Cottius in 9–8 BC.

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