Boii

Cæsar called the Boii, comprises the upper part of the Elbe river-basin.

Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895

These colonists, called Boii, had refused to take part in the rising; and Vercingetorix, turning in contempt from Brutus, had gone off to punish them.

Caesar: a Sketch James Anthony Froude 1856

This region of southern Germany derives its name from that of the Celtic tribe of the Boii who once inhabited this area.

Archive 2005-01-01 2005

The Po Valley was inhabited by three principal Celtic tribes: the Boii in the south, the Cenomani in the center, and the Insubres in the north.

2. The Republic, 264-70 B.C.E 2001

Annual campaigns were conducted in Cisalpine Gaul against the Cenomani, Insubres, and Boii until 190.

d. Conquest of the Mediterranean 2001

"However, they were blocked by the Boii from entering the basin of northern Dacia, and so were forced to keep following the course of the Danubius where it bends sharply south into Pannonia."

The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

"The Boii are Celts, of course," said Marius thoughtfully.

The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

There are colonies of Boii all over the place — Dacia, Thrace, Long-haired Gaul, Italian Gaul, Helvetia.

The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

Helvetii and Boii penetrated into Germany is not ascertained.

The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus

[226] Their expulsion of the Boii, who had given name to Bohemia, has been already mentioned.

The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus