Baemi
Encyclopedia
The Baemi, or Baimoi, were a Germanic tribes who are only known by their mention in Ptolemy
's Geography; he described them as living between the Luna forest
and the Danube
river. This would place them in or around modern Slovakia
.
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...
's Geography; he described them as living between the Luna forest
Luna forest
In Ptolemy's Geography , the Luna forest is a geographical feature whose location is not known now with any certainty....
and the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
river. This would place them in or around modern Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
.
See also
- List of Germanic tribes