Tungri

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The Tungri were an ancient Germanic people living in the region of modern-day Belgium, known from Roman-era sources and for providing auxiliary troops to the Roman army.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tungri canonical 12

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic tribe
ancient people
archaeologicalEvidence inscriptions
military diplomas
settlement remains
associatedWith Lower Rhine region
capital Aduatuca Tungrorum
linked to: Atuatuca Tungrorum

Aduatuca Tungrorum
linked to: Atuatuca Tungrorum
country Roman Empire
culture Romanized Germanic culture
describedBySource Julius Caesar
Pliny the Elder
Tacitus
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
local trade
ethnicGroup Germani
linked to: Germania
ethnicNameAttestedIn Latin inscriptions
Roman literary sources
ethnogenesis formedFromVariousGermanicGroups
language Germanic languages
locatedInPresentDay Belgium
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
Tongeren
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Gallia Belgica
Germania Inferior
militaryRole Roman auxiliary troops
neighboringPeople Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe

Eburones
Nervii
Ubii
partOf Belgica
Limes Germanicus frontier zone
linked to: Limes Germanicus
raisedUnit Ala Tungrorum
Cohors I Tungrorum
linked to: cohors I Tungrorum

Cohors II Tungrorum
religion Germanic paganism
Roman religion
romanCitizenshipGrantedTo auxiliary veterans
romanCivitas Civitas Tungrorum
timePeriod 1st century AD
2nd century AD
3rd century AD
Roman era
underRomanRule yes

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

Cohors I Tungrorum raisedFrom Tungri
subject linked to: cohors I Tungrorum
Cohors I Tungrorum associatedPeople Tungri
subject linked to: cohors I Tungrorum
Atuatuca Tungrorum capitalOf Tungri
subject linked to: Atuatuca Tungrorum (Tongeren)
Atuatuca Tungrorum inhabitedBy Tungri
subject linked to: Atuatuca Tungrorum (Tongeren)