Segimer (father of Arminius)
Segimer or Sigimer (Latin Segimerus or Sigimerus ) was a tribal prince of the Cherusci and the father of Arminius and Flavus and grandfather of Italicus .
He was initially an ally of Rome ; his two sons entered the Roman military service after they had previously been brought up as hostages of Rome in Italy. According to Cassius Dio , Segimer was, along with his son Arminius, one of the most important leaders of the uprising against the Romans, who suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Varus in AD 9 . Flavus, on the other hand, remained loyal to Rome and an officer in the Roman army. Unlike his brother Inguiomer , Segimer is no longer mentioned in the depiction of Germanicus' campaigns at Tacitus in the years 14 to 16 .
literature
- Gerhard Winkler: Segimerus 1. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 5, Stuttgart 1975, column 73.
- Felix Dahn : Segimer I . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 33, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 609.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Velleius Paterculus 2, 118, 2 .
- ^ Cassius Dio 56, 19, 2 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Segimer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sigimer; Segimerus; Sigimerus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cheruscan tribal prince |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |