Morini

E572886

The Morini were an ancient Belgic tribe inhabiting the coastal region of what is now northern France and southwestern Belgium during the Iron Age and Roman period.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Morini canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgic tribe ⓘ
ancient tribe ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence Iron Age oppida ⓘ
settlements in Pas-de-Calais region ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryToday Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
culture Celtic culture ⓘ
disappearanceAsDistinctGroup Late Antiquity ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Belgae ⓘ
foughtAgainst Roman Republic ⓘ
integratedInto Roman Empire ⓘ
knownFor forested terrain ⓘ
marshy coastal territory ⓘ
languageFamily Celtic languages ⓘ
laterAdministrativeUnit Civitas Morinorum ⓘ
locatedIn Gaul ⓘ
coastal region of the English Channel ⓘ
northern France ⓘ
southwestern Belgium ⓘ
mentionedBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
mentionedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
nameEtymology possibly from a Celtic root meaning "sea people" ⓘ
neighboringTribe Ambiani ⓘ
Atrebates ⓘ
linked to: Atrebates tribe

Menapii ⓘ
Nervii ⓘ
partOf Gallia Comata ⓘ
linked to: Gaul
regionCenterNear modern Boulogne-sur-Mer ⓘ
modern Saint-Omer ⓘ
linked to: Saint-Omer
religion Celtic polytheism ⓘ
resisted Roman conquest of Gaul ⓘ
romanization adoption of Roman material culture ⓘ
use of Latin in administration ⓘ
romanProvinceUnder Gallia Belgica ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Channel coast ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Belgae → subTribe → Morini ⓘ
Menapii → neighboringTribe → Morini ⓘ
Ambiani → neighbouringTribe → Morini ⓘ