The Ambidravi (Gaulish: *Ambidrauoi, 'those around the Dravus') were a Gallic tribe dwelling around the upper Drava river, near Teurnia (Austria), during the Roman period.
Name They are mentioned as Ambídranoi (Ἀμβίδρανοι) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD),Ptolemy. Geōgraphikḕ Hyphḗgēsis, 2:13:2. and as Ambidr(avi) and [A]mbidr(avi) on inscriptions.AE 1954, 241 and 100., s.v. Ambidrauoi.
The ethnic name Ambidravi is a latinized form of the Gaulish *Ambridauoi, which means 'around the Dravus', that is 'those living around the Dravus river'.
Geography The Ambidravi lived around the upper Dravas river (modern Drava), near the city of Teurnia. The Barrington Atlas locates their territory north of the Ambilici, east of the Laianci., Map 19: Raetia.
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