Viromandui

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The Viromandui were an ancient Belgic tribe of northern Gaul, known from Julius Caesar’s accounts of the Gallic Wars.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Viromandui canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Belgic tribe ⓘ
ancient tribe ⓘ
alliedWith Ambiani ⓘ
Bellovaci ⓘ
Suessiones ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence burial sites ⓘ
fortified settlements ⓘ
rural farmsteads ⓘ
capital Augusta Viromanduorum ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coreTerritory Oise valley ⓘ
linked to: Oise River valley

region of Saint-Quentin ⓘ
upper valley of the Somme ⓘ
culture La Tène culture ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
local trade ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf northern Gaul ⓘ
linked to: Gaul
foughtIn Gallic Wars ⓘ
historicalSourceType archaeological record ⓘ
classical texts ⓘ
languageFamily Celtic languages ⓘ
mentionedBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
mentionedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
militaryRole warriors in Belgic coalitions ⓘ
modernCountry France ⓘ
modernLocation Saint-Quentin ⓘ
nameAttestedIn Latin sources ⓘ
nameEtymologyStatus uncertain ⓘ
nameVariant Viromanduenses ⓘ
neighbour Ambiani ⓘ
Bellovaci ⓘ
Suessiones ⓘ
opponent Roman legions of Julius Caesar ⓘ
opposed Julius Caesar ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
partOf Belgae ⓘ
politicalOrganization tribal polity ⓘ
region Gallia Belgica ⓘ
religion Celtic polytheism ⓘ
romanizedUnder Roman Empire ⓘ
romanPeriodStatus civitas of Gallia Belgica ⓘ
subjugatedBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
tookPartIn Battle of the Sabis ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Belgae → subTribe → Viromandui ⓘ
Nervii → neighboringTribe → Viromandui ⓘ
Battle of the Sabis → combatant → Viromandui ⓘ
Ambiani → neighbouringTribe → Viromandui ⓘ
Bellovaci → neighbouringTribe → Viromandui ⓘ
Battle of the Sambre → belligerent → Viromandui ⓘ