Suiones

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Suiones is the Latin name used by ancient Roman authors, such as Tacitus, to refer to the early Swedish people inhabiting parts of Scandinavia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic tribe
ancient people
ethnic group
associatedWith Svear NERFINISHED
early Swedes
category Ancient peoples of Scandinavia
Germanic peoples
Historical ethnic groups in Europe
consideredAncestralTo Swedish people
country Scandinavia NERFINISHED
culture Germanic
describedAs powerful seafaring people
rich in arms and ships
describedBy Tacitus NERFINISHED
economy maritime trade
endonym unknown
ethnicallyRelatedTo Swedes NERFINISHED
evidenceType literary sources
governedBy king
hasLegacy name related to later Svear/Swedes
historicalStatus pre-medieval
knownFrom Roman ethnography
languageFamily Germanic languages NERFINISHED
LatinName Suiones NERFINISHED
locatedIn Northern Europe
Scandinavia
mentionedIn Germania NERFINISHED
militaryStrength naval power
modernEquivalent Swedes NERFINISHED
neighboringPeoples Sitones NERFINISHED
other Germanic tribes
partOf Germanic world
Roman-era Scandinavia
politicalOrganization monarchy
region Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED
eastern Scandinavia
religion Germanic paganism
socialStructure warrior aristocracy
sourceLanguage Latin
spokeLanguage North Germanic language
Proto-Norse NERFINISHED
termUsedBy Roman authors
Tacitus NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1st century CE
Roman Iron Age NERFINISHED
uncertainDetails exact language name
exact territory

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Svear nameInLatin Suiones