- The
Aesti (also
Aestii,
Astui or Aests) were an
ancient people first described by the
Roman historian Tacitus in his
treatise Germania (circa 98 AD). According...
- "Šviesa". ISBN 5-430-02902-5. (in Lithuanian) E. Jovaiša, Aisčiai. Kilmė (
Aestii. The Origin).
Lietuvos edukologijos universiteto leidykla, Vilnius; 2013...
- Eesti, the
modern endonym of Estonia, is
thought to have
similar origins to
Aestii, the name used by the
ancient Germanic tribes for the
neighbouring people...
-
historical region in the south-east
Baltic region inhabited by
Prussians (
Aestii),
called Estum in the text of Wulfstan. The name
appears in King Alfred's...
- Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. The
Roman author Tacitus remarked upon the "
Aestii" peoples,
thought to be
inhabitants of the
modern Baltic lands, suggesting...
-
described by
Tacitus in AD 98 as "Suebian Sea,
which washes the
country of the
Aestii, who have the same
customs and
fashions as the Suebi". It is
unknown what...
-
about 1171 that the word
Finni was emplo**** to mean the Finns. The term
Aestii, the name of the Estonians,
occurs first again in Tacitus; however, it might...
-
years from AD 337 to 367, the west-goths, the Heruli, the
Venedi and the
Aestii,
establishing a
kingdom which ranged from the
Baltic to the
Black Sea; and...
- as the Antes),
Rosomoni (Roxolani), Alans, Huns,
Sarmatians and
probably Aestii (Balts).
According to Wolfram, it is
certainly possible that the sphere...
- the
Marsi (Annals, 1:50) and the "mother of the gods" (mater deum) by the
Aestii (Germania,
chapter 45). In
addition to the
collective matronae,
votive altars...
