Toreccadae
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The Torekkadae or Toreccadae (Greek
: ) are an ancient tribe mentioned by Ptolemy
(iii. 5. § 25) as dwelling in European Sarmatia. William Smith
tentatively identifies them with the Toreatae
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: ) are an ancient tribe mentioned by Ptolemy
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...
(iii. 5. § 25) as dwelling in European Sarmatia. William Smith
William Smith (lexicographer)
Sir William Smith Kt. was a noted English lexicographer.-Early life:Born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents, he was originally destined for a theological career, but instead was articled to a solicitor. In his spare time he taught himself classics, and when he entered University College...
tentatively identifies them with the Toreatae
Toreatae
The Toreatae or Toretae were a tribe of the Maeotae in Asiatic Sarmatia. Strabp describes them as living among the Maeotae, Sindi, Dandarii, Agri, Arrechi, Tarpetes, Obidiaceni, Sittaceni, Dosci, and Aspurgiani, among others. Ptolemy The Toreatae (Greek: , Strabo xi. 2. 11) or Toretae (Greek: ,...
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