Suebi
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The Suebi were a confederation of Germanic tribes that lived in what is now Germany during the early centuries AD, occupying territories shown in historical maps from around the 2nd century. They are historically significant as one of the major Germanic peoples of that era, with archaeological evidence like the Osterby Man providing insight into their culture and appearance from roughly 75-130 AD.
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- Name
- One people, or many peoples
- Language
- Archaeology
- Classical descriptions
- The Gaulish campaigns of Julius Caesar
- The Germanic campaigns of Augustus
- Roman relations after Augustus
- Marcomannic wars
- Third century Roman crisis and tetrarchy
- Middle Danube, Quadi and Marcomanni
- Upper Danube, Alemanni and Juthungi
- Fourth century until 378
- From Adrianople to the Middle Ages
- The Kingdom of the Suevi in Hispania
- The Hunnic alternative
- The Alemanni and Juthungi
- Roman Pannonia
- Integration into the Lombards
- Suebi who remained in the north
- The Bavarians
- Norse mythology
- See also
- References
- Citations
- General sources
- External links
thumb|500px|Approximate positions of some major Suebi peoples in the early 2nd century, in purple thumb|Osterby Man from northern Germany showing a [[Suebian knot, dated beween 75 and 130 AD]]
The Suebi (also spelled Suevi or Suavi) were a large group of Germanic peoples first reported by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BC. In different contexts over several centuries, peoples within this umbrella category were sometimes simply called the Suebi, although all or most Suebian peoples had their own names as well. They originated near the Elbe River in what is now Eastern Germany. From there, Suebian groups spread across Central Europe, and in the 5th and 6th centuries some took over parts of Spain, Portugal and Italy. Archaeologically, the forerunners of the Suebi before contact with Rome are associated with the Jastorf culture. During the Roman imperial period the Suebi are associated with the so-called "Elbe Germanic peoples" who brought Elbe material culture into new areas to the south and southwest. Linguistically, although contemporary evidence for Roman-era Suebian language is scarce, they spoke a Germanic language, which is believed to be the main predecessor of medieval Old High German, and the modern German language, with all its related dialects.