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The Boii ( Latin plural, singular Boius; Greek ) were a Gallic tribe of the later Iron Age, attested at various times in Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy), Pannonia ( Hungary and its western neighbours), parts of Bavaria, in and around Bohemia (after whom the region is named in most languages; comprising the bulk of the Czech Republic), and Gallia Narbonensis. In addition the archaeological evidence indicates that in the 2nd century BC Celts expanded from Bohemia through the Kłodzko Valley into Silesia, now part of Poland and the Czech Republic.

They first appear in history in connection with the Gallic invasion of north Italy, 390 BC, when they made the Etruscan city of Felsina their new capital, Bononia (Bologna). After a series of wars they were decisively beaten by the Romans in a battle near Mutina (Modena) and their territory became part of the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul. According to Strabo, writing two centuries after the events, rather than being destroyed by the Romans like their Celtic neighbours,

Around 60 BC, a group of Boii joined the Helvetii's ill-fated attempt to conquer land in western Gaul and were defeated by Julius Caesar, along with their allies, in the battle of Bibracte. Caesar settled the remnants of that group in Gorgobina, from where they sent two thousand to Vercingetorix's aid at the battle of Alesia six years later. The eastern Boii on the Danube were incorporated into the Roman Empire in 8 AD.

Boii (genus)

Boii is an extinct genus of microsaur within the family Tuditanidae.

Boii (disambiguation)

Boii may refer to:

  • The Boii, an ancient Gallic tribe
  • Boii (genus), an extinct genus of microsaur
  • Valea Boii River, a tributary of the Aleu River in Romania
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II (often abbreviated COD:BOII), a 2012 first person shooter video game

Usage examples of "boii".

I want an agreement from your vergobrets that the Boii will go and those lands be returned to the Arverni.

He slaughtered the Boii without mercy, and made it one of the claims of his triumph that he had left only children and old men alive.

Joined along the way by Volcae, Salluvii, Vocontii, Allobroges, Helvii- and no doubt by the Boii and Insubres of Italian Gaul-not to mention the Ligures and Vagienni!

After Caesar sent the Helvetii back to their old lands six years ago, he allowed the Helvetian sept of the Boii to remain in Gaul on the petition of the Aedui, who wanted them as a buffer between Aedui and Arverni.

Marcomanni had been warring with the Boii for centuries, and the Tigurini with the Helvetii.