Everything about The Ubii totally explained
The
Ubii were a
Germanic tribe first encountered dwelling on the right bank of the
Rhine in the time of
Julius Caesar, who formed an alliance with them in
55 BC in order to launch attacks across the river. They were transported in
39 BC by
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa to the left bank, apparently at their own request, as they feared the incursions of their neighbors the
Chatti There Agrippa founded the city of
Cologne as their capital, the
Oppidum Ubiorum (modern
Cologne) whose Latin name
Colonia Agrippensis is the origin of the current form. The Ubii were also at Bonna (
Bonn) of the
Eburones.
The Ubii remained loyal allies of Rome; they were instrumental in crushing the
Batavian rebellion in
70 and were among the
foederati supporting Roman troops in
Pannonia in the
Marcomannic Wars in 166-67. They seem to have been so thoroughly
Romanized that they adopted the name
Agrippenses in honour of their “founder”, and their later history is submerged in that of eastern
Gaul as a whole.
Roman interactions
In
55 BC Julius Caesar was preparing for an invasion of
Britain, when several Germanic tribes, including the Ubii, crossed the Rhine river. This movement included the
Usipetes and
Tenchteri tribes who were looking for safer land, to escape the
Suevi. Caesar, concerned that fighting might break out in the region and draw troops away from his planned invasion, marched toward the Rhine. He met with ambassadors from the Germanic tribe and offered them land with the Ubii and an alliance against the Suevi. However, Caesar soon became worried that the tribes were delaying until their cavalry could return.
Considerable Roman remains can be found in contemporary Cologne (an ancient settlement opposite the position of the Ubii) especially near the wharf area, where a notable discovery of a 1900 year old Roman boat was made in late 2007.
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