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.
Statements (47)
| 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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