Taurisci

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).

[4] Affiliated with the Celto-Ligurian Taurini, the Taurisci settled on the upper Sava river after their defeat at the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC.

Along with the troops of the Roman Republic, they were defeated by invading Germanic Cimbri and Teutons at the Battle of Noreia in 112 BC.

[5] In the period spanning 60-50 BC, the formidable King Burebista of Dacia initiated a relentless campaign, launching an aggressive invasion against the Taurisci.

Strabo vividly depicts the outcome, stating that: "Burebista not only conquered the Taurisci, but utterly eradicated them from existence."

Map showing the barbarian peoples of Pannonia prior to the Roman conquest. The Taurisci are on the left