HAMAXOBII, HAMAXOBIANS, in the ancient geography, a people who had no houses, but lived in carriages. The word is formed from ἄμαξα, a carriage or chariot, and βίη, life.
The Hamaxobii, called also Hamaxobites, were an ancient people of Sarmatia Europæa, inhabiting the southern part of Muscovy, who instead of houses had a sort of tents made of leather, and fixed on carriages to be ready for shifting and travel.