Aduatuci

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The Aduatuci were an ancient Belgic tribe of northern Gaul, known from Julius Caesar’s accounts for their fortified settlements and resistance to Roman conquest.

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Label Occurrences
Aduatuci canonical 6
Aduatuci tribe 1

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgic tribe
ancient tribe
alternativeName Atuatuci
archaeologicalEvidence fortified sites in eastern Belgium
capital Aduatuca
continent Europe
culture Celtic
describedBy Julius Caesar
describedBySource Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars
economy agro-pastoral
ethnicGroup Belgae
fortress Aduatuca
foughtBattleAgainst Julius Caesar in 57 BC
knownFor fortified settlements
resistance to Roman conquest
languageFamily Celtic languages
locatedIn Gallia Belgica
northern Gaul
linked to: Gaul

present-day Belgium
mentionedIn Book 2 of Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars
militaryFeature strong hill-fort
neighboringTribe Atuatuci (variant name)
Eburones
Nervii
opponent Julius Caesar
Roman Republic
participatedIn Gallic Wars
politicalStatusAfterConquest subject people of Rome
possibleSiteNear modern Tongeren
region Meuse basin
Scheldt basin
linked to: Scheldt
regionType tribal territory
religionType Celtic polytheism
resultOfConflictWithRome defeat
socialOrganization tribal society
timePeriod 1st century BC
Iron Age
used fortifications

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Referenced by (7)

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

Belgae subTribe Aduatuci
Nervii neighboringTribe Aduatuci
Battle of the Sabis combatant Aduatuci
siege of the Aduatuci stronghold combatant2 Aduatuci tribe
linked to: Aduatuci