Tencteri
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The Tencteri were an ancient Germanic tribe known from Roman sources for inhabiting the region along the lower Rhine and participating in conflicts with the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tencteri canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic tribe
ⓘ
ancient people ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Usipetes migration into Gaul ⓘ |
| chronology | flourished between 1st century BC and 1st century AD ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| culture | Germanic Iron Age culture ⓘ |
| describedAs |
skilled horsemen
ⓘ
warlike ⓘ |
| economy | horse breeding ⓘ |
| era | Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germanic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisRegion | Lower Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct ethnic group ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Roman sources ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Rhine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Commentarii de Bello Gallico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germania (Tacitus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migration | moved across the Rhine into Gaul ⓘ |
| militarySpecialization | cavalry ⓘ |
| neighboringTribe |
Sugambri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ubii NERFINISHED ⓘ Usipetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle against Julius Caesar in 55 BC ⓘ |
| notableEvent | crossing of the Rhine with the Usipetes ⓘ |
| opponent |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman legions on the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Germanic world ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal society ⓘ |
| politicalRelation | enemy of Rome in the mid-1st century BC ⓘ |
| primarySources | Roman historiography ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| sourceType | archaeologically poorly attested ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century AD
ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ |
| tribalConfederation | Rhine Germanic tribes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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