Guest Chattuarii Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Are there any Roman accounts of battles, lifestyles, etc. of the Chattuarii (Chattwari) tribe of western Germany? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Hello Chattuarii and welcome to UNRV! The Chattuarii are as far as i know first mentioned by Strabo a greek geographer, and were probably the neighbours of the Chatti (hence the meaning of Chattuarii "neighbours of the Chatti), There is as far as i know not much known from roman sources, as the Chattuarii came after the Romans to fame, they are mentioned in Beowulf, and fought battles witht the Franks in the 6th century against nordic raiders.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 The Chatti are mentioned fairly frequently in the ancient texts including Tacitus. Unfortunately there is very little detail available. They were, however, a regular nemesis of the Romans, including Tiberius, Germanicus and Drusus for much of the 1st century AD. In many cases Germanic tribes were simply called Germanic, and the difference between actual tribal names is often left out. While the Chatti are mentioned often, the Chattuarii are little known or referred to, at least in the ancient texts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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