Boi(i)
region · 550 BC – 300 AD
A later Iron Age Gallic tribe, the Boii entered Italy as part of the 'Gallic Invasion' of Italy in 390 BC. They made the Etruscan city of Felsina (=Bononia (Bologna) their new capital. The Romans defeated them decisively at Mutina.
- Coordinates
- 44.67711, 11.06851
- Also known as
- Boi, Boii (la)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)