Leuci
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The Leuci were an ancient Gallic tribe of northeastern Gaul, known from Roman sources as neighbors of the Sequani and inhabitants of the region around modern-day Lorraine in France.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic people
ⓘ
ancient Gallic tribe ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence | oppida and rural settlements in Lorraine region ⓘ |
| attestedInSource | Roman sources ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Lingones to the west or southwest
ⓘ
Mediomatrici to the northwest ⓘ Sequani to the south or southeast ⓘ |
| capital | Tullum Leucorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalPresentDay | Toul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalPresentDayCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | La Tène culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disappearanceAsDistinctGroup | late antiquity through assimilation into Gallo-Roman population ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ salt trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFromAuthor |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gallia Belgica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Gaul ⓘ region of modern-day Lorraine ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearRiver | Moselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | provided auxiliary troops to Roman army ⓘ |
| neighborOf | Sequani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatusInEmpire | civitas of Gallia Belgica ⓘ |
| regionCenter | upper Moselle valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
later syncretism with Roman gods
ⓘ
veneration of local Celtic deities ⓘ |
| romanization | adopted Roman material culture and institutions ⓘ |
| romanProvince | Gallia Belgica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Gaulish ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underRomanRule | yes ⓘ |
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