Tencteri

The Tencteri (Latin Tencteri, Greek Τέγκτηροι, Τέγκτεροι Tenkteroi ) were a well-known for his horsemanship Germanic tribe that originally on the Lower Rhine, north of the Usipetern, moved.

Tacitus mentions the Tencteri in his Germania in connection with their horsemanship. So are the riders of the Tencteri enjoyed the selfsame fame as the rank and file of the Chatti. Also played horses from childhood up to the Greisen an important role in the life of Tencteri and to have been passed on to the son in law of succession, which earned the highest honors in the war.

Of the Suevi displaced exceeded the Tencteri together with the Usipetern in winter 56/55 BC the Rhine, but were repulsed by Gaius Julius Caesar. In an alliance with the Germanic tribes of the Sicambri Usipetes and they crossed about 17 BC, the Rhine again and defeated the Roman governor Marcus Lollius ( clades Lolliana ). Later, they were defeated in a counter-offensive by Drusus.

The Rhine and Weser Germanic tribes Bructeri, Tencteri, Sugambri Usipetes, Chattuarier, Chamavi and Ampsivarier joined from the 3rd century AD to the Franks together. Later still came the Chatti (Hessen) to do so.