Taurisci

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Map showing the barbarian peoples of Pannonia prior to the Roman conquest. The Taurisci are on the left

The Taurisci were a federation of Celtic tribes who dwelt in today's Carinthia and northern Slovenia (Carniola) before the coming of the Romans (c. 200 BC).[1] According to Pliny the Elder, they are the same as the people known as the Norici.[2][3]

Etymology

The etymology of the name is disputed. Taurisci may stem from a root meaning 'mountain' or 'high rock', although it has been demonstrated that it is not related to the neighbouring

Gaulish taruos).[4]

History

Affiliated with the Celto-Ligurian

Italia and the Adriatic coast. The Greek chronicler Polybius (ca. 203–120 BC) mentioned Tauriscian gold mining in the area of Aquileia. Along with the troops of the Roman Republic, they were defeated by invading Germanic Cimbri and Teutons at the Battle of Noreia
in 112 BC.

The identity of Taurisci and Norici has not yet been conclusively established: According to historian

Iapydes, an Illyrian tribe, in the south-west, and the Carni, a Venetic
tribe.

Teurisci, attested by Ptolemy in Dacia, were originally a group of the Celtic Taurisci from the Austrian Alps established in North-Western Dacia at the end of Iron Age.[5]

Dacian Conquest

In the period spanning 60-50 BC, the formidable King Burebista of Dacia initiated a relentless campaign, launching an aggressive invasion against the Taurisci. This resulted in the decisive defeat of the Taurisci, leading to the annexation of their territory by the Dacians. Strabo vividly depicts the outcome, stating that Burebista not only conquered the Taurisci, but utterly eradicated them from existence


See also

References

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  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Krain" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. Naturalis Historia
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  3. ^ James Cowles Prichard (1841). Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind. Houlston & Stoneman. p. 92.
  4. doi:10.3406/dha.1991.1932
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  5. ^ Parvan V, Vulpe R, Vulpe A (2002) Dacia Publisher: Editura 100+1 Gramar, page 165 established


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