Remer
The Remer ( Latin Remi ) were next to the Suessionen one of the largest Belgian - Celtic tribes. They lived in the area between the rivers Aisne and Marne (Matrona) in what is now the Champagne region in northern France .
history
Even before the Roman era, the Remers made their own money and, like the Leukes , were known as masters in throwing bullets (… optimus excusso Leucus Remusque lacerto ).
They repeatedly waged war with the Parisian and Senone tribes . Under Iccius and Andecombogius they allied as early as 57 BC. With Caesar and supported him during the Gallic Wars , which later led them to the honorary title foederati and advanced to one of the most important tribes in Gaul. After their capital Bibrax in 57 BC. Was destroyed by the Belgians , the Romans helped them to build a new capital. This, called in Latin Durocortorum Remorum , was the second largest city in Gaul at the time. As early as 53 BC After the devastation of the Eburonen area , Caesar held a Gallic diet in Durocortorum . In Roman times the short form Remis was used , from which the current name Reims is derived.
literature
- Bernhard Maier : Remer . In: Bernhard Maier: Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 , p. 275.
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Remarks
- ↑ Cf. for example Caesar, de bello Gallico 6:12, who considers them to be the most respected tribe after the Haeduern .
- ^ Caesar, de bello Gallico 2,6-11.
- ↑ Caesar, de bello Gallico 6.44.