Ubii

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The Ubii were an ancient Germanic tribe known for their relocation to the Roman side of the Rhine and close alliance with the Roman Empire.

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Ubii canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman colony
Roman town
ancient Germanic tribe
alliedWith Roman Empire
archaeologicalEvidence remains in and around Cologne
continent Europe
culturalInfluence Germanic culture
Roman society
surface form: Roman culture
demographicOutcome gradual assimilation into Roman provincial population
ethnicGroup Germanic peoples
integratedInto Roman provincial system
knownFor close alliance with the Roman Empire
relocation to the Roman side of the Rhine
laterAbsorbedInto Gallo-Roman population
laterKnownAs Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
laterReligion Christianity
Roman religion
locatedInPresentDay Cologne
Cologne
mentionedBy Julius Caesar
Pliny the Elder
Tacitus
migratedTo left bank of the Rhine
militaryRole buffer tribe on Roman frontier
modernCountryTerritory Germany
modernRegion North Rhine-Westphalia
neighboringTribe Sugambri
Tencteri
Usipetes
originallyLivedOn right bank of the Rhine
partOf Roman province of Germania Inferior
politicalStatus Roman allies
foederati of Rome
reasonForAlliance seeking Roman protection
reasonForRelocation pressure from other Germanic tribes
region Lower Rhine
religion Germanic paganism
relocatedUnder Augustus
Julius Caesar
river Rhine
romanization high degree of Romanization
servedAs auxiliary troops in the Roman army
settlementFounded Noviomagus
surface form: Oppidum Ubiorum
spokeLanguage Germanic language
statusAfterRelocation protected under Roman authority
timePeriod 1st century AD
1st century BC
urbanCenter Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium

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