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Taurisci
Ancient Celtic people
The Taurisci were a Celtic people, or federation of peoples, who from about 300 BC occupied the south-eastern fringe of the Eastern Alps, in what is now Slovenia and the neighbouring regions. They are known chiefly from scattered Greek and Roman notices between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century AD and from the La Tène archaeological assemblage called the Mokronog group.
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The Taurisci were a Celtic people, or federation of peoples, who from about 300 BC occupied the south-eastern fringe of the Eastern Alps, in what is now Slovenia and the neighbouring regions. They are known chiefly from scattered Greek and Roman notices between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century AD and from the La Tène archaeological assemblage called the Mokronog group. Ancient writers gathered a number of smaller communities under their name, and by the time of Pliny the Elder those once called Taurisci were counted among the Norici. They are remembered in particular for the rich gold strike reported in their territory by Polybius and for their part in the alliance with the Boii that was destroyed by the Dacian king Burebista.
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