Hermunduri

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The Hermunduri were an ancient Germanic tribe, traditionally associated with the Elbe region and later Thuringia, known from Roman historical sources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Germanic tribe
historical ethnic group
archaeologicalAssociation central Germanic archaeological cultures
climateRegion temperate Europe
conflictWith Chatti NERFINISHED
continentalRegion Central Europe NERFINISHED
culture Germanic
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
trade
ethnicity Germanic
geographicFeature Elbe River NERFINISHED
Saale River region NERFINISHED
historicalCategory Elbe Germanic peoples NERFINISHED
tribes of Germania
interactedWith Roman Empire NERFINISHED
knownFor control of routes to the Elbe
trade across the Roman frontier
knownFrom Roman historical sources
languageFamily Germanic languages
laterRegion Thuringia NERFINISHED
mentionedBy Cassius Dio NERFINISHED
Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED
Tacitus NERFINISHED
militaryType infantry-based warband
modernCountryTerritory Germany NERFINISHED
nameVariant Hermundurians NERFINISHED
neighboringTribe Chatti NERFINISHED
Cherusci NERFINISHED
Marcomanni NERFINISHED
Quadi NERFINISHED
partOfLargerGroup Suebi NERFINISHED
politicalOrganization chiefdoms
politicalStatus independent tribe
possibleSuccessorGroup Thuringians NERFINISHED
region Elbe region NERFINISHED
central Germany
relatedGroup other Suebi tribes
religion Germanic paganism NERFINISHED
romanNameForm Hermunduri NERFINISHED
socialOrganization tribal society
sourceType classical historiography
status extinct ethnic group
timePeriod 1st century CE
2nd century CE
Roman Imperial period NERFINISHED
tradeRelations Roman Empire NERFINISHED

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Irminones descendedInto Hermunduri
Irminones hasSubgroup Hermunduri