settled by the Boii

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• Boii — (Latin plural, singular Boius ; Greek polytonic|Βόϊοι) is the Roman name of an ancient Celtic tribe, attested at various times in Transalpine Gaul (modern France) and Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy), as well as in Pannonia (today Western Hungary) …   Wikipedia

• The Slavs —     The Slavs     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Slavs     I. NAME     A. Slavs     At present the customary name for all the Slavonic races is Slav. This name did not appear in history until a late period, but it has superseded all others. The… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Slavs in America —     The Slavs in America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Slavs in America     The Slavic races have sent large numbers of their people to the United States and Canada, and this immigration is coming every year in increasing numbers. The… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Boii — ▪ people       a Celtic tribe, one section of which settled in Cisalpine Gaul around Bononia (Bologna, Italy) and another in what was later Bohemia, to which it gave its name. The Cisalpine group, after struggling against the Romans throughout… …   Universalium

• boii — ˈbȯiˌī, ˈbōēˌī noun plural Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Boi, Boii : a Celtic people from transalpine Gaul settled partly in northern Italy and partly on the Danube in the region called after them Bohemia …   Useful english dictionary

• Pannonian basin before the Hungarians — This article discusses the known pre history and early history of the area corresponding to modern day Hungary, and the peoples associated with this area. For the prehistory of the Hungarian people, see Hungarian prehistory. For an account of the …   Wikipedia

• Epistle to the Galatians —     Epistle to the Galatians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Galatians     GALATIA     In the course of centuries, gallic tribes, related to those that invaded Italy and sacked Rome, wandered east through Illyricum and Pannonia. At… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Alpine regiments of the Roman army — Roman infantry helmet (Imperial Gallic type). Late 1st century Th …   Wikipedia

• Volcae — The Volcae were a Celtic tribal confederation constituted sometime before the Gallic raid of combined Gauls that invaded Macedon in the 270s and defeated the assembled Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae in 279. Though our view of Celtic tribal… …   Wikipedia

• Helvetii — The Helvetii were a Celtic tribe and the main occupants of the Swiss plateau in the 1st century BC. They are prominently featured in Julius Caesar’s commentaries on the Gallic War. The Neolatin title of Switzerland, Confoederatio Helvetica… …   Wikipedia

• Bavarii — The Bavarii were a large and powerful tribe which emerged late in Teutonic tribal times, in what is now the Czech Republic (Bohemia). They replaced, or perhaps are simply another phase of, the previous inhabitants the Rugians. They swiftly… …   Wikipedia