Eburones
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The Eburones were an ancient Belgic tribe of northeastern Gaul, known from Julius Caesar’s accounts for their fierce resistance to Roman conquest.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgic tribe
ⓘ
ancient tribe ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCultureLinked | Late La Tène culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Celtic culture ⓘ |
| describedAs | almost exterminated by Romans ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Belgae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymStatus | disappeared after Roman conquest ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtIn | Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Commentarii de Bello Gallico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Celtic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader |
Ambiorix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cativolcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ardennes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallia Belgica NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Rhine region NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse valley NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Gaul ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTactics |
ambushes
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| neighboringTribe |
Condrusi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germani cisrhenani NERFINISHED ⓘ Menapii NERFINISHED ⓘ Nervii NERFINISHED ⓘ Segni NERFINISHED ⓘ Treveri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
ambush of Roman winter camp in 54 BC
ⓘ
destruction of Roman legions of Sabinus and Cotta ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| possibleSuccessorGroup | Tungri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCorrespondsTo |
eastern Belgium
ⓘ
modern Belgium ⓘ southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ western Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| resisted | Roman conquest ⓘ |
| targetOf | Roman punitive expedition ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century BC
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| yearOfRevolt | 54 BC ⓘ |
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