Taurisci
Sign in to savethumb|Map showing the barbarian peoples of Pannonia prior to the Roman conquest. The Taurisci are on the left The Taurisci were a federation of Celtic tribes who dwelt in today's Carinthia and northern Slovenia (Carniola) before the coming of the Romans (c. 200 BC). According to Pliny the Elder, they are the same as the people known as the Norici.
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thumb|Map showing the barbarian peoples of Pannonia prior to the Roman conquest. The Taurisci are on the left The Taurisci were a federation of Celtic tribes who dwelt in today's Carinthia and northern Slovenia (Carniola) before the coming of the Romans (c. 200 BC). According to Pliny the Elder, they are the same as the people known as the Norici.
== Etymology == The etymology of the name is disputed. Taurisci may stem from a root meaning 'mountain' or 'high rock', although it has been demonstrated that it is not related to the neighbouring Tauern mountain. Another proposed etymology is the Celtic root * 'bull' (see Gaulish taruos).