Belgae

Belger or Belgen (Latin Belgae ) is the name that gave the Roman general Gaius Iulius Caesar and author of the Gallic tribes north of the river Sequana ( Seine) and Matrona (Marne). Their settlement area was originally between the Seine and the Rhine. Probably long before the beginning of the conquest of Gaul by Gaius Julius Caesar (58 BC) crossed the Rhine Germans and mingled with the living there probably for about 300 years the Celts. As reported by both Tacitus in his Germania, and Caesar de bello Gallico in that the Belger with particular ambition lay claim to being of Germanic origin and to distance itself from the limp Gauls. In addition to the Germans keltisierten counts Caesar the five cisrhenanischen ( left bank ) of the German tribes Aduatuci, Eburons, Condruser, Caeroser and Paemanen to Belgern. Some of the tribes from the Marne area exaggerated brisk trade with the also Celtic Britain, where then settled on the coast some strains of Belger in the century before Christ. Caesar distinguishes the Belger of the Gauls and Aquitanern, the other tribal groups in the designated area of Rome with Gaul of today's France and adjacent areas.

The present state of Belgium, there exists only since 1830, was named after the historicizing Belgern based partly in the present-day territory; a continuous historical connection of the Belgern to today's Belgians does not exist.

People of the Northwest block

The Belgae are the people that makes the or part of the Northwest block by Hans Kuhn; a nation that is, according to him linguistically more closely related to the Veneti and was perhaps Celticized at the time around. The northwestern block also includes large parts of North West Germany and the Netherlands, which were Germanized by Kuhn at the time around. These North West Block - thesis, however, is highly controversial.

History of the Belgae

In the first Gallic campaign Caesar the Belgae formed a coalition against this, but were defeated in 57 BC.

A Belgian tribe, the Eburons, revolted against Rome in 53 BC, and destroyed 15 Roman cohorts. In return, they were almost completely wiped out by the Roman legions. From the other side of the Rhine MOVED strains they replaced.

When Caesar translated the first time in Britain, he met there on out by Cassivellaunus Belgian opponents, which showed the tribe of the Catuvellauni. After further victories of Caesar in Gaul ( 54-51 BC) fled other Belgian settlers to Britain and spread their culture over large parts of southern England. The main Belgian kingdoms emerged around Colchester ( the Trinovantes under King Cunobelinus ), St. Albans ( the Catuvellauni ) and Calleva Atrebatum ( the Atrebates ).

The main contribution of the Belgae to the economy of Britain was the introduction of a heavier plow, which greatly expanded the available arable land.

Belgian strains

Tribes on the mainland

57 BC to 51 BC, the area of the Belgian continental strains of Julius Caesar was captured. The names of some of these strains were:

• Aduatuci
• Ambiani
• Atrebates
• Bellovaci
• Caeroser
• Condruser
• Eburons
• Detector
• Menapii
• Morini
• Nervians
• Paemanen
• Remer
• Suessiones
• Viromanduer

Under Emperor Augustus there the Roman province of Gallia Belgica, with its capital Durocortorum (Reims ) was founded.

Tribes in the British Isles

• Atrebates
• Catuvellauni
• Trinovantes