Asturicani
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The Asturicani are a tribe
mentioned by Ptolemy
(v. 9. § 7) as dwelling adjacent to the Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea). William Smith
equates them with the Aspurgiani
.
Tribe
A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...
mentioned by Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...
(v. 9. § 7) as dwelling adjacent to the Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea). William Smith
William Smith (lexicographer)
Sir William Smith Kt. was a noted English lexicographer.-Early life:Born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents, he was originally destined for a theological career, but instead was articled to a solicitor. In his spare time he taught himself classics, and when he entered University College...
equates them with the Aspurgiani
Aspurgiani
The Aspurgiani were an ancient people, a tribe of the Maeotae dwelling along east side of the Strait of Kerch along the Palus Maeotis in antiquity. They seem to be identical with the "Asturicani" of Ptolemy The Aspurgiani (Greek: or ) were an ancient people, a tribe of the Maeotae dwelling along...
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