Viromandui

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The Viromandui were an ancient Belgic tribe of northern Gaul, known from Julius Caesar’s accounts of the Gallic Wars.

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Label Occurrences
Viromandui canonical 7

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgic tribe
ancient tribe
alliedWith Ambiani
Bellovaci
Suessiones
archaeologicalEvidence burial sites
fortified settlements
rural farmsteads
capital Augusta Viromanduorum
continent Europe
coreTerritory Oise valley
linked to: Oise River valley

region of Saint-Quentin
upper valley of the Somme
culture La Tène culture
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
local trade
ethnicGroupOf northern Gaul
linked to: Gaul
foughtIn Gallic Wars
historicalSourceType archaeological record
classical texts
languageFamily Celtic languages
mentionedBy Julius Caesar
mentionedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars
militaryRole warriors in Belgic coalitions
modernCountry France
modernLocation Saint-Quentin
nameAttestedIn Latin sources
nameEtymologyStatus uncertain
nameVariant Viromanduenses
neighbour Ambiani
Bellovaci
Suessiones
opponent Roman legions of Julius Caesar
opposed Julius Caesar
Roman Republic
partOf Belgae
politicalOrganization tribal polity
region Gallia Belgica
religion Celtic polytheism
romanizedUnder Roman Empire
romanPeriodStatus civitas of Gallia Belgica
subjugatedBy Julius Caesar
Roman Republic
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman period
tookPartIn Battle of the Sabis

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Referenced by (7)

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

Belgae subTribe Viromandui
Nervii neighboringTribe Viromandui
Battle of the Sabis combatant Viromandui
Ambiani neighbouringTribe Viromandui
Bellovaci neighbouringTribe Viromandui
Battle of the Sambre belligerent Viromandui