Group
Suebi (Germanic tribe)
The Suebi or Suevi (from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz based on the Proto-Germanic root *swē- meaning "one's own" people, from an Indo-European root *swe-, the third person reflexive pronoun) are a group of Germanic peoples who are first mentioned by Julius Caesar in connection with Ariovistus' campaign, c. 58 BCE; Ariovistus is defeated by Caesar.Some Suebi remain a periodic threat against the Romans on the Rhine, until, toward the end of the empire, the Alamanni, including elements of Suebi, brush aside Roman defenses and occupy Alsace, and from there Bavaria and Switzerland.
A pocket remains in Swabia (an area in southwest Germany whose modern name derives from the ancient name), whereas migrants to Gallaecia (modern Galicia, in Spain, and Northern Portugal) establish a kingdom there which lasts for 170 years until its integration into the Visigothic Kingdom.
Member Cities
- Andernach Rheinland-Pfalz Germany Location
- Astorga Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Augusta Trevorum > Trier Rheinland-Pfalz Germany Location
- Barcelona Cataluña Spain Location
- Bibracte Bourgogne France Location
- Bracara Augusta > Braga Braga Portugal Location
- Braga Braga Portugal Location
- Calahorra La Rioja Spain Location
- Conímbriga Coimbra Portugal Location
- Doornik > Tournai Hainault Belgium Location
- Geneva > Genéve Geneve Switzerland Location
- Kessel Antwerp Belgium Location
- Ladenburg Baden-Württemberg Germany Location
- León Castilla y Leon Spain Location
- Lisbon > Lisboa Lisboa Portugal Location
- Lugdunum > Lyon Rhone-Alpes France Location
- Lugo Galicia Spain Location
- Lérida Cataluña Spain Location
- Mérida Extremadura Spain Location
- Mértola Beja Portugal Location
- Noyon Picardie France Location
- Portucale > Porto Porto Portugal Location
- Rome > Roma Lazio Italy Location
- Sahy Nitriansky Slovakia Location
- Sarmizegetusa Regia Romania Location
- Tapae Romania Location
- Terras de Bouro Municipality Galicia Spain Location
- Tongeren Limburg Belgium Location
- Vesontio >Besançon Franche-Comte France Location
- Zamora Castilla y Leon Spain Location