Sicambri
Sign in to save400px|thumb|The approximate locations of the Sicambri and Bructeri in about 10 BC The Sicambri or Sugambri were a Germanic people who lived in the area between the Rhine, Lippe, and Wupper rivers, in what is now Germany, near the border with the Netherlands. They were first reported by Julius Caesar, who encountered them in 55 BC. They became a significant opponent of Roman imperial power in the Rhine region. After a major defeat by the Romans in 8 BC many of the Sicambri were moved into Roman territory.
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12 sectionsContents
- Name and language
- History
- Gallic Wars of Caesar
- Germanic wars of Augustus
- Legacy
- Sicambri in the Frankish origins myth
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Modern sources
- Ancient sources
- External links
400px|thumb|The approximate locations of the Sicambri and Bructeri in about 10 BC The Sicambri or Sugambri were a Germanic people who lived in the area between the Rhine, Lippe, and Wupper rivers, in what is now Germany, near the border with the Netherlands. They were first reported by Julius Caesar, who encountered them in 55 BC. They became a significant opponent of Roman imperial power in the Rhine region. After a major defeat by the Romans in 8 BC many of the Sicambri were moved into Roman territory.
Caesar categorized them as a Germanic people (Germani), although he did not necessarily define ethnicity in terms of language. Whether or not the Sicambri spoke a Germanic or Celtic language, or something else, is not certain. They lived in a contact zone where these two language families came into contact and were both influential.