Troglodytae
Legendary tribe of African nomads in Greco-Roman historiography / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Troglodytae as mentioned in ancient Greek and Roman works. For other uses, see Troglodyte.
The Troglodytae (Greek: Τρωγλοδύται, Trōglodytai), or Troglodyti (literally "cave goers"), were people mentioned in various locations by many ancient Greek and Roman geographers and historians, including Herodotus (5th century BCE), Agatharchides (2nd century BCE), Diodorus Siculus (1st century BCE), Strabo (64/63 BCE – c. 24 CE), Pliny (1st century CE), Josephus (37 – c. 100 CE), Tacitus (c. 56 – after 117 CE), Claudius Aelianus (c. 175 CE – c. 235 CE),[1] Porphyry (c. 234 CE – c. 305 CE).[2]