Bottiæis, a country at the north of Macedonia, on the bay of Therma. Herodotus, bk. 7, ch. 123, &c.
Boudicea, a queen in Britain, who rebelled upon being insulted by the Romans. She poisoned herself when conquered, A.D. 61. Tacitus, Annals, bk. 14, ch. 31.
Bouiānum, an ancient colony of the Samnites, at the foot of the Apennines not far from Beneventum. Livy, bk. 9, ch. 28.
Bovillæ, a town of Latium near Rome. Ovid, Fasti, bk. 3, li. 607.——Another in Campania.
Brachmanes, Indian philosophers, who derive their name from Brahma, one of the three beings whom God, according to their theology, created, and with whose assistance he formed the world. They devoted themselves totally to the worship of the gods, and were accustomed from their youth to endure labours, and to live with frugality and abstinence. They never ate flesh, and abstained from the use of wine, and all carnal enjoyments. After they had spent 37 years in the greatest trials, they were permitted to marry and indulge themselves in a more free and unbounded manner. According to modern authors, Brahma is the parent of all mankind, and he produced as many worlds as there are parts in the body, which they reckoned 14. They believed that there were seven seas, of water, milk, curds, butter, salt, sugar, and wine, each blessed with its particular paradise. Strabo, bk. 15.—Diodorus, bk. 17.
Bræsia, a daughter of Cinyras and Metharme. Apollodorus, bk. 3, ch. 14.
Branciădes, a surname of Apollo.
Branchĭdæ, a people of Asia, near the river Oxus, put to the sword by Alexander. They were originally of Miletus, near the temple of Branchus, but had been removed from thence by Xerxes. Strabo, bk. 11.—Curtius, bk. 7, ch. 5.——The priests of Apollo Didymæus, who gave oracles in Caria. Pliny, bk. 5, ch. 29.
Branchyllĭdes, a chief of the Bœotians. Pausanias, bk. 9, ch. 13.
Branchus, a youth of Miletus, son of Smicrus, beloved by Apollo, who gave him the power of prophecy. He gave oracles at Didyme, which became inferior to none of the Grecian oracles except Delphi, and which exchanged the name of Didymean for that of Branchidæ. The temple, according to Strabo, was set on fire by Xerxes, who took possession of the riches it contained, and transported the people into Sogdiana, where they built a city, which was afterwards destroyed by Alexander. Strabo, bk. 15.—Statius, Thebiad, bk. 3, li. 479.—Lucian, de Domo.