Lugii
E854905
The Lugii were an ancient tribal confederation in Central Europe, often linked to early Germanic peoples and known primarily from Roman historical sources.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient tribal confederation
ⓘ
historical ethnic group ⓘ |
| archaeologicalAssociation | Przeworsk culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oder River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudetes region NERFINISHED ⓘ Vistula River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Geographia by Ptolemy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germania by Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Germanic cultural sphere ⓘ |
| disappearance | gradual assimilation into later populations ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ trade with Roman Empire ⓘ |
| engagedIn | long-distance trade ⓘ |
| ethnicClassification | Germanic people ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | non-literate society ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Roman historical sources ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Europe ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Ptolemy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryActivity | raids into Roman frontier regions ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryOverlap |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Lugi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lygii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborOf |
Marcomanni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Suebi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Barbaricum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | loose confederation of tribes ⓘ |
| possibleSuccessorPopulation | early Slavic groups ⓘ |
| primarySourcesType | external written accounts GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | exact ethnic and linguistic affiliation is debated ⓘ |
| sourceType | classical antiquity texts ⓘ |
| subgroupOrAssociatedTribe |
Diduni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harii NERFINISHED ⓘ Helveconae NERFINISHED ⓘ Manimi NERFINISHED ⓘ Naharvali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| tradedGoods |
amber
ⓘ
furs ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Przeworsk culture