Boii
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The Boii were an ancient Celtic people known for inhabiting regions of Central Europe, including parts of modern-day Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, and Italy, and for giving their name to Bohemia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celtic tribe Boii | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Celtic people ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Cimbri
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Insubres NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | La Tène material culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOrMajorCenter |
Boiodurum (Passau region, attributed)
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ⓘ
Oppidum of Bratislava (attributed in part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disappearance | assimilated into Roman and Germanic populations ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| endonymEtymology | possibly from Proto-Celtic *bouios (cow, cattle) suggesting pastoral associations ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtIn |
Battle of Telamon
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ⓘ
Cimbrian War (as allies of other tribes) ⓘ |
| foughtWith | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gaveNameTo |
Bohemia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bologna (via Bononia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedRegion |
Bohemia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
area of modern Austria ⓘ area of modern Czech Republic ⓘ area of modern Slovakia ⓘ northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with the Roman Republic
ⓘ
founding or inhabiting Bononia (Bologna) ⓘ migrations across Central Europe ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Celtic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
regional ethnonym Boiohaemum (in classical sources)
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toponym Bohemia ⓘ toponym Bologna ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast | Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Julius Caesar
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Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Germanic tribes
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ⓘ
Helvetii NERFINISHED ⓘ Taurisci NERFINISHED ⓘ Vindelici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | La Tène culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| status | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
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Late 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Celtic tribe Boii