Laevi

Laevi

The Laevi, or Levi were a Ligurian people in Gallia Transpadana, on the river Ticinus, who, in conjunction with the Marici, built the town of Ticinum (the modern Pavia).

References

* Harry Thurston Peck, "Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities" (1898). Article available online [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0062%3Aid%3Dlaevi here] .


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