Hamaxobii Explained

The Hamaxobii (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἁμαξόβιοι), Anglicized Hamaxobians or Amaxobians, were a nomadic tribe who lived in chariots with leather tents mounted on them.^[1] They were Scythians.^[2] They were said to be descendants of the Medes.^[3]

They lived near the Palus Maeotis.^[4] Claudius Ptolemy places them along the Vistula river.^[5]

Name

The word is compounded of Greek ἄμαξα ("chariot"), and βίος ("life").

Notes and References

1. Book: Constable. Archibald. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Enlarged and Improved, Volume 10. 1823. University of Michigan. 233. 6.
2. Web site: Hămaxŏbĭi. Archimedes.fas.harvard.edu/. 7 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108135113/http://archimedes.fas.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/dict?name=ls&lang=la&word=hamaxobii&filter=GreekXlit. 8 November 2016. dead.
3. Book: Turner. Richard. A View of the Earth as it was known to the Ancients, being a short but comprehensive system of classical geography. 1779. The British Library. 22.
4. Web site: Peck. Harry. Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), H, Hamaxobii, Hamaxobii. www.perseus.tufts.edu. 7 November 2016.
5. Book: Piccolomini. Aeneas. Bisaha. Nancy. Europe (c. 1400-1458). 2013. The Catholic University of America Press. Washington, D.C.. 9780813221823. 149.