Bastarnaeball

Bastarnaeball
←   → 200 BC – 300 AD
General information
Government	Tribe
Language(s)	Bastarnae
Type	Celtic (?) Germanic (?) Iranic (?)
Relations and opinions
Friends	Macedonball SPQRball (sometimes) Daciaball Getaeball Sarmatiansball (sometimes) Gothsball
Enemies	Sarmatiansball (sometimes) SPQRball (sometimes)
Historical information
Preceded by	2ball
Succeeded by	Sarmatiansball Gothsball
Is of importants
Börk	Danube Danube

Bastarnaeball was a ancient Unidentified land stealer tribeball in Moldovaball and Ukraineball.

History

Bastarnaeball was first mentioned in 179 BC, as allies of Macedonball.

Bastarnaeball first came into direct conflict wih Romeball as a result of Roman expansion in the lower danube in 75–72 BC, in an alliance with Getaeball and Sarmatiansball.

Later, they appear to have maintained friendly relations with Romeball during the first two centuries AD. This changed c. 180, when Bastarnaeball participated in an invasion of SPQRball's clay, once again in alliance with Sarmatiansball and Daciaball.

In the mid-3rd century, Bastarnaeball were part of a Gothic-led grand coalition of lower Danube tribes that repeatedly invaded the Balkan provinces of SPQRball.

Many Bastarnaeballs were resettled within the clay of SPQRball in the late 3rd century.

Ethno-linguistic affiliation

The earliest Greco-Roman historians said that the Bastarnaeballs spoke Celtic languages. In contrast, later historical sources imply that they spoke Germanic languages, and could be considered Germaniaballs. Like other balls who lived in the same geographical region, Greco-Roman writers also referred Bastarnaeball as Scythianballs, but this was a general term, not a linguistic category.