The city of Clunia was founded on a mount a short distance from a Celtiberian settlement called Cluniaco, or Kolounioukou, belonging to the Arevaci, a Pre-Roman tribe that belonged to the family of Celtiberians.
A cidade de Clunia fundouse nun outeiro a pouca distancia dun asentamento celtibero denominado Cluniaco ou Kolounioukou, pertencente aos arévacos, unha tribo prerromana que pertencía á familia dos celtíberos.