Nervii

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The Nervii were a powerful and warlike Belgic tribe of northern Gaul, noted in Roman accounts for their fierce resistance to Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars.

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Label Occurrences
Nervii canonical 4
Nervii and allied Belgic tribes 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgic tribe
ancient people
archaeologicalCulture La Tène culture
battleOpponents Roman legions of Julius Caesar
capital Bagacum Nerviorum
capitalPresentDayCountry France
capitalPresentDayLocation Bavay
continent Europe
culture Celtic culture
describedAs powerful
warlike
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
ethnicGroup Belgae
fortificationType hedged fields and thick hedgerows used as defenses
foughtAgainst Julius Caesar
Roman Republic
geographicalFeature territory between the Sambre and Scheldt rivers
knownFor fierce resistance to Julius Caesar
participation in the Gallic Wars
languageFamily Celtic languages
locatedIn Gallia Belgica
Gallia Belgica
surface form: northern Gaul
locatedInPresentDay Belgium
northern France
southern Netherlands
mentionedBy Julius Caesar
mentionedIn Gallic Wars
surface form: Commentarii de Bello Gallico
militaryReputation among the bravest of the Belgae
militaryTactics ambush warfare
modernEthnonymDerivedFrom Hainaut region populations (disputed)
neighboringTribe Aduatuci
Atrebates tribe
surface form: Atrebates

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Viromandui
notableBattle Battle of the Sabis
politicalOrganization tribal confederation
postConquestStatus subject people of the Roman Empire
preRomanPoliticalStatus independent tribe
regionType frontier region of the Roman world
religion Celtic polytheism
romanization partially romanized after conquest
romanProvinceAfterConquest Gallia Belgica
timePeriod 1st century BCE
Iron Age
urbanCenter Bagacum Nerviorum

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Gallic Wars participant Nervii
Belgae subTribe Nervii
Battle of the Sabis belligerent Nervii
this entity surface form: Nervii and allied Belgic tribes