Suebi
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The Suebi were a confederation of Germanic tribes known from classical antiquity for their migrations, warfare with the Roman Empire, and significant role in the history of Central and Western Europe.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suebi canonical | 28 |
| Alamanni | 2 |
| Alemanni | 2 |
| Germanic Suebi | 1 |
| Semnones | 1 |
| Suebi in Hispania | 1 |
| Suebi royal house | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic people
ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCultureAssociated |
Germanic Iron Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Jastorf culture (early phases, debated)
|
| conflictWith |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Romans on the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | distinctive hair knot (Suebian knot) ⓘ |
| describedInWork |
Gallic Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Commentarii de Bello Gallico
Germania ⓘ |
| economicActivity | agriculture and pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Germanic ⓘ |
| event | crossed the Rhine in 406 CE with Vandals and Alans ⓘ |
| fate | eventually absorbed by Visigothic Kingdom in Iberia ⓘ |
| formedPolity | Kingdom of the Suebi ⓘ |
| influencedToponym |
Swabia (Bavaria)
ⓘ
surface form:
Schwaben
Swabia (Bavaria) ⓘ
surface form:
Suebia
Duchy of Swabia ⓘ
surface form:
Swabia
|
| kingdomCapital | Braga ⓘ |
| kingdomLocation |
Galicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Gallaecia
|
| knownFor |
migrations
ⓘ
role in the history of Central Europe ⓘ role in the history of Western Europe ⓘ warfare with the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| laterReligion |
Arianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Arian Christianity
Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| legacyRegion |
Swabia (Bavaria)
ⓘ
surface form:
Swabia in southwestern Germany
|
| mentionedBy |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Tacitus ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Galicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Gallaecia
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
northern Spain ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Iberian Peninsula
|
| nameEtymology | possibly related to Proto-Germanic *swēbaz ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Ariovistus
ⓘ
Hermeric ⓘ Rechiarius ⓘ Rechila ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | loose confederation of tribes ⓘ |
| region |
Baltic Sea drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic Sea hinterland
Central Europe ⓘ Northern Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Elbe River region
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Suebi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alemanni
Marcomanni ⓘ Quadi ⓘ Suebi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Semnones
|
| religion | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| socialCharacteristic | reputation for ferocity in war ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Elbe Germanic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Elbe Germanic tribes
|
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
classical antiquity ⓘ |
| tribalOrganization | multiple semi-independent kings or chieftains ⓘ |
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Germanic Suebi
this entity surface form:
Alemanni
this entity surface form:
Suebi in Hispania
this entity surface form:
Alemanni
this entity surface form:
Semnones
subject surface form:
Limes Germanicus
this entity surface form:
Alamanni