Tervingi

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The Tervingi were a major branch of the Goths, a Germanic people who lived north of the Danube and played a central role in late Roman frontier conflicts and migrations.

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Label Occurrences
Tervingi canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic tribe
Gothic people
historical ethnic group
alliedWith Roman Empire (various periods) NERFINISHED
alternativeName Teruingi NERFINISHED
Tervings NERFINISHED
archaeologicalCulture Chernyakhov culture (often associated)
atWarWith Roman Empire NERFINISHED
conflictTypeWithRome foederati agreements and rebellions
country Roman Empire (frontier region) NERFINISHED
crossed Danube River NERFINISHED
crossingOfDanube 376
culture Germanic
economy mixed agriculture and pastoralism
ethnicGroupOf Germanic peoples
ethnogenesis part of Gothic ethnogenesis
involvedIn Battle of Adrianople (378) NERFINISHED
Gothic War (376–382) NERFINISHED
language Gothic NERFINISHED
laterIntegration integrated into Roman military structures
locatedIn Lower Danube frontier NERFINISHED
north of the Danube River
region of Dacia (late Roman usage)
mentionedBy Ammianus Marcellinus NERFINISHED
Jordanes NERFINISHED
migratedBecauseOf Hunnic pressure
migratedTo Roman Empire (Balkan provinces) NERFINISHED
notableLeader Athanaric NERFINISHED
Fritigern NERFINISHED
opposedBy Athanaric (internal rivalries) NERFINISHED
partOf barbarian peoples on the Roman frontier
persecuted Nicene Christians among the Goths (under Athanaric)
politicalOrganization tribal confederation
regionOfOrigin areas north of the lower Danube and Black Sea hinterland
relatedGroup Greuthungi NERFINISHED
Ostrogoths NERFINISHED
Visigoths NERFINISHED
religion Arian Christianity NERFINISHED
paganism
roleInHistory central role in late Roman frontier conflicts
major participants in the Migration Period
socialStructure warrior aristocracy
subgroupOf Goths NERFINISHED
successor Visigoths NERFINISHED
timePeriod 3rd century
4th century
late Roman Empire NERFINISHED

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