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Tectosages
(783 words)

(Τεκτόσαγες/Tektósages).

[German version]

I. Overview

Sub-tribe of the Volcae, a Celtic group of peoples, referred to as Volcae T., who probably originated in the low mountain ranges from Thuringia to northeastern Bavaria (circum Hercyniam silvam, Caes. B Gall. 6,24,1-4) ([1. 172-179]; differing: [4]). In the 4th cent. BC, the majority group of the Volcae were caught in a migration-dynamic in which a part of them, dominated by the T., moved across the Danube region into southeastern Euro…

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Strobel, Karl (Klagenfurt), “Tectosages”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 31 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1202230>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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