Hamaxobii

A drawing of the turkic version of their carts

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Hămaxŏbĭi". Archimedes.fas.harvard.edu/. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Peck, Harry. "Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898),H, Hamaxobii, Hamaxobii". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ↑ 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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