Jazyges

Jazyges, a Sarmatian tribe, whose original home was to the north of the Sea of Azov. In the 1st century of the Christian era they moved westwards, finally settling in the plains of Hungary between the Theiss and the Danube, though one band seems to have gone to the north side of the Carpathians, and to have been vanquished by Hermauric, the king of the Goths, in the early part of the 4th century. The southern division of the tribe maintained an almost incessant warfare against the Danubian provinces of Rome, in spite of numerous defeats, especially by Marcus Aurelius (172) and Carus (283). Their power was finally broken by the Huns and Goths. The Jazyges were bold, savage horsemen, whose only abodes were wagons and tents. See SARMATIANS.—Jazygia is a district in Hungary, ESE. of Pesth, whose inhabitants, Magyars, have no connection with the ancient Jazyges.