Aduatuci

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The Aduatuci were an ancient Belgic tribe of northern Gaul, known from Julius Caesar’s accounts for their fortified settlements and resistance to Roman conquest.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aduatuci canonical 6
Aduatuci tribe 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgic tribe ⓘ
ancient tribe ⓘ
alternativeName Atuatuci ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence fortified sites in eastern Belgium ⓘ
capital Aduatuca ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
culture Celtic ⓘ
describedBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
describedBySource Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
economy agro-pastoral ⓘ
ethnicGroup Belgae ⓘ
fortress Aduatuca ⓘ
foughtBattleAgainst Julius Caesar in 57 BC ⓘ
knownFor fortified settlements ⓘ
resistance to Roman conquest ⓘ
languageFamily Celtic languages ⓘ
locatedIn Gallia Belgica ⓘ
northern Gaul ⓘ
linked to: Gaul

present-day Belgium ⓘ
mentionedIn Book 2 of Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
militaryFeature strong hill-fort ⓘ
neighboringTribe Atuatuci (variant name) ⓘ
Eburones ⓘ
Nervii ⓘ
opponent Julius Caesar ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
participatedIn Gallic Wars ⓘ
politicalStatusAfterConquest subject people of Rome ⓘ
possibleSiteNear modern Tongeren ⓘ
region Meuse basin ⓘ
Scheldt basin ⓘ
linked to: Scheldt
regionType tribal territory ⓘ
religionType Celtic polytheism ⓘ
resultOfConflictWithRome defeat ⓘ
socialOrganization tribal society ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century BC ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ
used fortifications ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Belgae → subTribe → Aduatuci ⓘ
Nervii → neighboringTribe → Aduatuci ⓘ
Battle of the Sabis → combatant → Aduatuci ⓘ
siege of the Aduatuci stronghold → combatant2 → Aduatuci tribe ⓘ
linked to: Aduatuci