Heruli
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The Heruli were an East Germanic tribal group known for their role in the late Roman Empire’s military and for participating in the migrations and power struggles that reshaped Europe in late antiquity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heruli canonical | 9 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Germanic people
ⓘ
Germanic tribe ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Goths ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| custom |
reputation for ferocity in battle
ⓘ
use of light-armed warriors ⓘ |
| decline | 6th century ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Claudius II Gothicus
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Claudius II Gothicus
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| defeatedIn | Battle of Naissus ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| fate | absorbed into other Germanic and Balkan populations ⓘ |
| firstAttested | 3rd century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
naval raids in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
participation in the Migration Period ⓘ raids in the Roman Empire ⓘ service in late Roman and Byzantine armies ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| laterReligion |
Arianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Arian Christianity
|
| mentionedIn |
writings of Dexippus
ⓘ
writings of Jordanes ⓘ History of the Wars by Procopius ⓘ
surface form:
writings of Procopius
|
| migratedTo |
Balkans
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
foederati of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
mercenaries in the Roman army ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Gothic War (249–251)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic War (3rd century) against the Roman Empire
|
| politicalStatus |
client people of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
foederati under the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ |
| possibleOrigin | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| raided |
Aegean islands
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Balkans ⓘ Black Sea coast ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sea coasts
Greece ⓘ |
| region |
Balkans
ⓘ
Black Sea region ⓘ Danube (lower reaches near Silistra) ⓘ
surface form:
lower Danube
|
| religion | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
auxiliary troops
ⓘ
cavalry in Roman armies ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
East Germanic peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
East Germanic tribes
|
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | power struggles after the fall of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.