Tigurini

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The Tigurini were a Celtic tribe of the Helvetii known for their role in conflicts with the Roman Republic, including their participation in the Cimbrian War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cugerni 1
Tigurini canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Celtic tribe ⓘ
ancient people ⓘ
activeInPeriod 1st century BC ⓘ
2nd century BC ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ
culture La Tène culture ⓘ
describedBySource Julius Caesar ⓘ
describedInWork Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
ethnicity Celtic ⓘ
ethnoCulturalGroup Gauls ⓘ
fate incorporation into the Roman Empire ⓘ
involvedInConflict Battle of Arausio ⓘ
Cimbrian War ⓘ
Helvetian migration of 58 BC ⓘ
knownFor conflicts with the Roman Republic ⓘ
defeat of Roman forces at the Battle of Arausio ⓘ
participation in the Cimbrian War ⓘ
language Gaulish ⓘ
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
Helvetia ⓘ
Swiss Plateau ⓘ
militaryRole allies of the Cimbri and Teutones ⓘ
modernLocationApproximation territory of modern Switzerland ⓘ
notableEvent ambush and defeat of Roman consul Lucius Cassius Longinus ⓘ
notableEventPeriod 107 BC ⓘ
opponent Gaius Marius ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
partOf Helvetian tribal confederation ⓘ
politicalOrganization tribal society ⓘ
region northern Alps ⓘ
linked to: Northern Alps

upper Rhine area ⓘ
linked to: Upper Rhine region
relatedGroup Ambrones ⓘ
Cimbri ⓘ
Teutones ⓘ
religion Celtic polytheism ⓘ
sourceType classical antiquity texts ⓘ
subgroupOf Helvetii ⓘ
timeOfRomanIncorporation 1st century BC ⓘ
tribalConfederation Helvetii ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Cimbrian War → belligerent → Tigurini ⓘ
Germania Inferior → hadPopulation → Cugerni ⓘ
linked to: Tigurini