14 Facts About Treveri

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Treveri were a Celtic tribe of the Belgae group who inhabited the lower valley of the Moselle from around 150 BCE, if not earlier, until their displacement by the Franks.

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An important secondary centre was Orolaunum, which, in Edith Wightman's assessment, "became a kind of regional capital for the western Treveri", attaining "a degree of prosperity only otherwise reached by civitas capitals".

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3.

Archaeological evidence suggests that the Treveri were divided into five cantons centred respectively on the pre-Roman oppida of the Titelberg, Wallendorf, Kastel, Otzenhausen and the Martberg.

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4.

Caesar is not explicit in De Bello Gallico about whether the Treveri are to be considered to belong to Gallia Celtica or Gallia Belgica, although the former hypothesis enjoys some favour.

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5.

The Treveri boasted of their Germanic origin, according to Tacitus, in order to distance themselves from "Gallic laziness" .

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6.

Treveri had a strong cavalry and infantry, and during the Gallic Wars would provide Julius Caesar with his best cavalry.

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7.

The Treveri remained neutral during the revolt of Vercingetorix, and were attacked again by Labienus after it.

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8.

Faction of Treveri, led by Julius Florus and allied with the Aeduan Julius Sacrovir, led a rebellion of Gaulish debtors against the Romans in 21 CE.

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9.

Under Roman rule, there was a senate of the Treveri including about a hundred decurions, of which the executive was formed by two duoviri.

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10.

Treveri suffered from their proximity to the Rhine frontier during the Crisis of the Third Century.

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11.

The Treveri suffered further devastation from the Alamanni in 275, following which, according to Jeannot Metzler, "The great majority of agricultural domains lay waste and would never be rebuilt".

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12.

Treveri were originally polytheists, and following the Roman conquest many of their gods were identified with Roman equivalents or coupled with Roman gods.

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13.

Territory of the Treveri had formed part of the Hunsruck-Eifel culture, covering the Hallstatt D and La Tene A-B periods .

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14.

Treveri adapted readily to Roman civilization, adopting certain Mediterranean practices in cuisine, clothing, and decorative arts starting as early as the Roman occupation of the Titelberg in 30 BCE.

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