Caeroesi

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The Caeroesi were a small Belgic tribe of northeastern Gaul known from Julius Caesar’s accounts of the Gallic Wars.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Caeroesi canonical 3

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgic tribe
ancient people
archaeologicalCulture La Tène culture
continent Europe
culture Celtic
describedBy Julius Caesar
ethnicGroupOf northeastern Gaul
ethnonymAttestedAs Caeroesi
ethnonymLanguage Latin
historicalSourceType Classical Latin literature
historicalStatus extinct ethnic group
involvedInConflict Gallic Wars
knownFrom Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars

Julius Caesar’s accounts of the Gallic Wars
linked to: Gallic Wars
languageFamily Celtic languages
locatedIn Gallia Belgica
Gaul
mentionedInBook Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Book 2
linked to: Gallic Wars

Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Book 4
linked to: Gallic Wars

Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Book 6
linked to: Gallic Wars
modernRegionApproximation eastern Belgium
western Germany
neighboringTribe Condrusi
Eburones
Paemani
opponent Roman Republic
partOf Belgae
partOfLargerAlliance Belgae coalition against Rome
politicalOrganization tribal society
politicalStatus client tribe of the Treveri (according to some interpretations)
region northeastern Gaul
religionType Celtic polytheism
rulerDuringCaesar unknown
sizeDescription small tribe
subjugatedBy Julius Caesar
timePeriod 1st century BCE
Iron Age
tribalGroup Germani cisrhenani
linked to: Germans
tributaryTo Roman Republic (after conquest)

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Referenced by (3)

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

Belgae subTribe Caeroesi
Paemani neighboringTribe Caeroesi
Caeroesi ethnonymAttestedAs Caeroesi