Istaevones
E830087
The Istaevones were a group of early Germanic tribes living near the lower Rhine, known from Roman-era ethnographic accounts.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early Germanic tribal group
ⓘ
historical ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lower Rhine Germanic tribes ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
Pliny the Elder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | partly hypothetical grouping ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Germanic Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Germanic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticGroup | West Germanic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
east of the Rhine delta
ⓘ
west of the Weser River ⓘ |
| hasVariantName | Istvaeones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | contributed to ethnogenesis of medieval Frankish groups ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Roman ethnographic accounts
ⓘ
classical Latin sources ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| likelySpoke | early West Germanic dialects ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Lower Rhine region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Germania ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
1st century CE
ⓘ
Roman Imperial period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Germania (Tacitus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naturalis Historia (Pliny the Elder) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | group of tribes rather than a single tribe ⓘ |
| neighborOf | Istvaeones (variant spelling) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman-era frontier context along the Rhine ⓘ |
| possibleDescendants |
Bructeri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamavi NERFINISHED ⓘ Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ Ripuarian Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ Salian Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugambri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionNowIn |
modern Belgium
ⓘ
modern Germany ⓘ modern Netherlands ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Elbe Germanic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suebi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandilii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | exact tribal composition uncertain ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Germani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDivisionOf | Germanic tribes ⓘ |
| traditionalDivisionWith |
Hermiones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ingaevones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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