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They lived near the [[Palus Maeotis]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peck|first1=Harry|title=Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898),H, Hamaxobii, Hamaxobii|url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0062%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DH%3Aentry+group%3D2|website=www.perseus.tufts.edu|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> Ptolemy places them along the [[Vistula |
They lived near the [[Palus Maeotis]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peck|first1=Harry|title=Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898),H, Hamaxobii, Hamaxobii|url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0062%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DH%3Aentry+group%3D2|website=www.perseus.tufts.edu|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> Ptolemy places them along the [[Vistula]] river.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Piccolomini|first1=Aeneas|last2=Bisaha|first2=Nancy|title=Europe (c. 1400-1458)|date=2013|publisher=The Catholic University of America Press|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=9780813221823|page=149}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:42, 10 November 2016
The Hamaxobii (Ἁμαξόβιοι), also called Hamaxobians, or Amaxobians, were a nomadic tribe who lived in chariots with leather tents mounted on them.[1] They were Scythians.[2] They were said to be descendants of the Medes.[3]
Name
The word is compounded of Greek αμαζα ("chariot"), and βιος (vita, "life").
History
They lived near the Palus Maeotis.[4] Ptolemy places them along the Vistula river.[5]
References
- ^ Constable, Archibald (1823). Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Enlarged and Improved, Volume 10 (6 ed.). University of Michigan. p. 233.
- ^ "Hămaxŏbĭi". Archimedes.fas.harvard.edu/. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Turner, Richard (1779). A View of the Earth as it was known to the Ancients, being a short but comprehensive system of classical geography. The British Library. p. 22.
- ^ Peck, Harry. "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898),H, Hamaxobii, Hamaxobii". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Piccolomini, Aeneas; Bisaha, Nancy (2013). Europe (c. 1400-1458). Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780813221823.
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