Morini

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The Morini were an ancient Belgic tribe inhabiting the coastal region of what is now northern France and southwestern Belgium during the Iron Age and Roman period.

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Morini canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgic tribe
ancient tribe
archaeologicalEvidence Iron Age oppida
settlements in Pas-de-Calais region
continent Europe
countryToday Belgium
France
culture Celtic culture
disappearanceAsDistinctGroup Late Antiquity
economy agriculture
maritime trade
ethnicGroupOf Belgae
foughtAgainst Roman Republic
integratedInto Roman Empire
knownFor forested terrain
marshy coastal territory
languageFamily Celtic languages
laterAdministrativeUnit Civitas Morinorum
locatedIn Gaul
coastal region of the English Channel
northern France
southwestern Belgium
mentionedBy Julius Caesar
mentionedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars
nameEtymology possibly from a Celtic root meaning "sea people"
neighboringTribe Ambiani
Atrebates
linked to: Atrebates tribe

Menapii
Nervii
partOf Gallia Comata
linked to: Gaul
regionCenterNear modern Boulogne-sur-Mer
modern Saint-Omer
linked to: Saint-Omer
religion Celtic polytheism
resisted Roman conquest of Gaul
romanization adoption of Roman material culture
use of Latin in administration
romanProvinceUnder Gallia Belgica
strategicImportance control of Channel coast
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman period

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Belgae subTribe Morini
Menapii neighboringTribe Morini
Ambiani neighbouringTribe Morini