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Magna Germania

Germanic Tribes
“The Germanic people appeared for the first time in history in the 2nd Century BC. They were described by their Celtic neighbours as tribes coming from the north and the east. Even Caesar’s knowledge at the time of the »Gallic War« is partly based on information provided by a Celtic Druid.” Courtesy of the Varusschlacht Museum Park and Kalkriese

Who are the Germanic Peoples
“The Germanic peoples are the great ethnic group of ancient Europe, a basic stock in the composition of the modern peoples of England, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Northern Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, North and central France, North and Lowland Scotland.

The Usipetes and Tencteri
Article excerpted from Livius: Articles on ancient history. (Almost) all articles by Jona Lendering ©

Who was who in Roman Times: Usipetes/Usipii/Usipian/Usipians/Usipes

Tencteri
Excerpted from the History Files.

Who was who in Roman Times: Tencterians/Tencteri/Tenchtheri/Tenteritae

The Roman Invasions of Gremania Magna: Trial and Error in Augustus’ Roman Policy
By James Mitchell. Courtesy of issuu.

Who was who in Roman Times: Frisians

The Frisians: Their Tribes and Allies
Courtesy of Wilcuma!

Frisii
Excerpted from Wikipedia.

The Netherlands / Low Countries / Holland
Excerpted from the History Files.

Who was who in Roman Times: Sugambri

Sugambri – in ancient sources @ attalus.org
This page © Andrew Smith, 2012.

Sicambri
Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Sicambri/Sugumbri (Germans)
Excerpted from the History Files.

Angrivarii
Excerpted from the History Files.

Angrivarii
Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Who was who in Roman Times: Angrivarii/Angrivarians

Who was who in Roman Times: Bructri/Bructeri/Bructerians

Bructeri (Bructri)
Excerpted from the History Files.

Bructeri
Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Cugerni
Article excerpted from Livius: Articles on ancient history. (Almost) all articles by Joan Lendering ©

Cugerni
Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Cherusci
Excerpted from the History Files.

Cherusci
Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Who was who in Roman Times: Cheruskes/Cheruskii/Cherusci/Cheruscan/Cheruscans

Iron Age: Cheruscan Village
“An Iron Age village, supposively Cheruscan, by the times of the Julian-Claudian dynasty, 1-50 AD, re-erected in the open air museum of Oerlinghausen, near Bielefeld, Germany.” Courtesy of Biblitheca Germania.

The Ambush that Changed History
An amateur archaeologist discovers the field where wily Germanic warriors halted the spread of the Roman Empire

Thusnelda
A brief biography of the wife of Arminius

Chattuarii / Chasuarii? / Hetwara
Excerpted from the History Files.

Chattuarii
Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Who was who in Roman Times: Chasuarii/Chasuarians

The Chasuari
German re-enactment group. In German

Chatti
Excerpted from the History Files.

Chatti
Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Who was who in Roman Times: Chattes/Chatti/Cattans

Chauci (Hugas ?)
Excerpted from the History Files.

Chauci
Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Who was who in Roman Times: Chaukes/Chauci/Chaucii/Chaucians