The Laevi, or Levi (who are not to be confused with
descendants of Levi), were a
Ligurian[Livius, '']Ab Urbe condita
''Ab urbe condita'' ( 'from the founding of the City'), or ''anno urbis conditae'' (; 'in the year since the city's founding'), abbreviated as AUC or AVC, expresses a date in years since 753 BC, the traditional founding of Rome. It is an exp ...
'' 5.34-35.3. people in
Gallia Transpadana
Cisalpine Gaul ( la, Gallia Cisalpina, also called ''Gallia Citerior'' or ''Gallia Togata'') was the part of Italy inhabited by Celts (Gauls) during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.
After its conquest by the Roman Republic in the 200s BC it was con ...
, on the river
Ticinus
The river Ticino ( , ; lmo, Tesín; French language, French and german: Tessin; la, Ticīnus) is the most important perennial left-bank tributary of the Po (river), Po. It has given its name to the Canton of Ticino, Swiss canton through which it ...
, who, in conjunction with the
Marici
Marici may refer to:
* Marici (Ligures), a Ligurian people of Gallia Transpadana
* Marici (Buddhism), Buddhist deity
* Marichi, masculine Sanskrit term for one of the Saptarshis
*
See also
* Marich (disambiguation)
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, built the town of
Ticinum (the modern
Pavia).
They joined Bellovesus' migrations towards Italy, together with the Aeduii, Bituriges, Ambarri, Arverni, Aulerci, Carnutes and Senones.
References
* Harry Thurston Peck, ''Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities'' (1898). Article available onlin
here
Gauls
Ligures
Historical Celtic peoples
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