tribal confederation · France and the Low Countries

Treveri

300 BCE – 51 BCE (approx.) · capital Titelberg

Powerful people of the Moselle, famed for their cavalry, whose land became the site of Trier, a Roman imperial capital.

Origins

The Treveri lived along the Moselle in modern Luxembourg and Rhineland-Palatinate. They were counted among the Belgae, though Tacitus says they claimed Germanic descent. Their great oppidum on the Titelberg in Luxembourg was a centre of minting and trade.

Rule and society

Caesar calls their cavalry the best in Gaul. Their nobility split between Indutiomarus, leader of the anti-Roman party, and his son-in-law Cingetorix, who backed Caesar.

Decline and legacy

Indutiomarus led a revolt in 54 BCE and was killed; Labienus defeated the Treveri in 53 BCE. Around 16 BCE the Romans founded Augusta Treverorum (Trier), which became the capital of the Gallic Empire and of the western Roman Empire under Constantine.

Connections (4)

  • Condrusi was a vassal of Treveri300 BCE – 57 BCE
  • Caeroesi was a vassal of Treveri300 BCE – 57 BCE
  • Paemani was a vassal of Treveri300 BCE – 57 BCE
  • Treveri was conquered by Roman Republic51 BCE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Treveri. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/treveri
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