people
Bastarnae
A populous warlike people beyond the lower Danube (Hister), variously reckoned Germanic or Celtic. Philip V courted them as allies to settle Dardania and to be hurled against Italy.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 40 §7 Bastarnae
A large warlike people beyond the Danube, courted by Philip as allies and intended to settle Dardania and raid Italy; destroyed by a storm on Mount Donuca.
- The History of Rome, Book 41 §29 Bastarnae
A migratory people beyond the Danube whom Perseus drew into Dardania to the alarm of Greece.
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §16 Bastarnae
A warlike people of the lower Danube region whom Philip V stirred up as potential allies for an invasion of Italy.