Chatti

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The Chatti were an ancient Germanic tribe known from Roman sources, associated with the region of central Germany and often noted for their military prowess and conflicts with Rome.

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Chatti canonical 18

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instanceOf ancient Germanic tribe ⓘ
conflictWith Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman legions on the Rhine frontier ⓘ
culturalPractice warriors growing hair and beards until they had killed an enemy ⓘ
describedBySource Cassius Dio ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Tacitus ⓘ
engagedIn raids across the Roman frontier ⓘ
ethnicGroup Germanic peoples ⓘ
influenced later Frankish populations in the region ⓘ
knownFrom Roman sources ⓘ
languageFamily Germanic languages ⓘ
locatedInThePast Hesse region ⓘ
linked to: Greater Hesse

central Germany ⓘ
region of the upper Fulda ⓘ
region of the upper Weser ⓘ
mentionedInWork Annals ⓘ
Germania ⓘ
Histories ⓘ
militaryCharacteristic disciplined infantry ⓘ
use of ambush tactics in forests ⓘ
modernHistoriographyClass Elbe Germanic tribes ⓘ
neighboringTribe Cherusci ⓘ
Suebi ⓘ
Tencteri ⓘ
Usipetes ⓘ
notableEvent involvement in campaigns of Germanicus ⓘ
participation in 1st-century conflicts along the Rhine ⓘ
notedFor military prowess ⓘ
partOf Germania Libera ⓘ
partOfLargerGroup Western Germanic tribes ⓘ
possibleSuccessorPopulation Franks ⓘ
Hessians ⓘ
linked to: Hessian forces
regionCorrespondsToModern Hesse ⓘ
parts of Thuringia ⓘ
religion Germanic paganism ⓘ
romanAdministrativeNeighbor Roman province of Germania Inferior ⓘ
Roman province of Germania Superior ⓘ
linked to: Germania Superior
socialOrganization clan-based structure ⓘ
warrior aristocracy ⓘ
status extinct ethnic group ⓘ
terrainOfHomeland forested hills ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century CE ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ
Roman Imperial period ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity

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