Caritni
Encyclopedia
The Caritni, a Latinization, or the Karitnoi in the Greek of Ptolemy
's Geography (2.10), were a Germanic tribe mentioned by the Roman
scholar Ptoeley generally in the region of west Bavaria
. Little else is known about them.
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 (2.10), were a Germanic tribe mentioned by the Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
scholar Ptoeley generally in the region of west Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. Little else is known about them.