Morini

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The Morini were an ancient Belgic tribe inhabiting the coastal region of what is now northern France and southwestern Belgium during the Iron Age and Roman period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgic tribe
ancient tribe
archaeologicalEvidence Iron Age oppida
settlements in Pas-de-Calais region
continent Europe
countryToday Belgium NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
culture Celtic culture
disappearanceAsDistinctGroup Late Antiquity
economy agriculture
maritime trade
ethnicGroupOf Belgae NERFINISHED
foughtAgainst Roman Republic NERFINISHED
integratedInto Roman Empire NERFINISHED
knownFor forested terrain
marshy coastal territory
languageFamily Celtic languages
laterAdministrativeUnit Civitas Morinorum NERFINISHED
locatedIn Gaul NERFINISHED
coastal region of the English Channel
northern France
southwestern Belgium NERFINISHED
mentionedBy Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico NERFINISHED
nameEtymology possibly from a Celtic root meaning "sea people"
neighboringTribe Ambiani NERFINISHED
Atrebates NERFINISHED
Menapii NERFINISHED
Nervii NERFINISHED
partOf Gallia Comata NERFINISHED
regionCenterNear modern Boulogne-sur-Mer
modern Saint-Omer NERFINISHED
religion Celtic polytheism
resisted Roman conquest of Gaul
romanization adoption of Roman material culture
use of Latin in administration
romanProvinceUnder Gallia Belgica NERFINISHED
strategicImportance control of Channel coast
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman period

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Belgae subTribe Morini