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Visitor13
02-10-2008, 12:10
I know these guys are there for gameplay purposes, but is there perhaps any historical evidence that their provinces were particularly independent and troublesome to conquer/hold? I know that a few of these provinces are way out of anyone's way, but how about Noricum and Mrogbonna, at least?
Tellos Athenaios
02-10-2008, 16:06
Yes. Boii.
PershsNhpios
02-11-2008, 01:11
I love that name. Bo-ee-ee.
It took me a long time to learn how to pronounce the ee-ee properly.
There's no better titles than those found in the Classical era,
half of my horses are named after antiquity - ha ha ha..
Watchman
02-11-2008, 16:53
Outta random curiosity: I know Noricum was a fairly big shot, but was it IRL a separate bunch from the Boii ?
PershsNhpios
02-11-2008, 23:51
In short, yes.
Watchman
02-12-2008, 00:28
Danke.
Gaivs
02-12-2008, 01:01
Is Boii the native name? Or the Latin name for that particular tribal grouping.
PershsNhpios
02-12-2008, 03:05
Given the spelling of the plural, I would say it is Latin, like Arvernus/Arverni.

Mind, I have never seen, "Boius" or, "Boium" ever written in any text - yet I have not seen many writings on the Boii in any case.
mirmorix
02-12-2008, 14:26
Boii - from there is name Bohemium -in our time period is that use as another name for Czech republic...
underthesun
02-13-2008, 02:24
@Glenn

It would seem to me that "Boius" would mean a male member of the Boii tribe.

But yeah, I don't suppose you'd see that written. Maybe that stems from the fact that Roman historians tended not to talk about individual barbarian tribesmen unless they were of particular nuisance to Rome. :viking:
PershsNhpios
02-13-2008, 05:53
Exactly, but I don't know if it would necessarily mean a male..

I haven't seen the term, "Boia", or, "Gallia", used to describe a female tribal member - however I have at least seen, "Gallus" and, "Gallum".
But perhaps this is because women aren't mentioned in that manner in historical texts, and most are given names in any case.

I love this language! I am really enjoying the discovery of structure and it's relativity to English, and all Western languages.
MarcusAureliusAntoninus
02-13-2008, 08:25
IIRC, they would be Bononia...