chiefdom · France and the Low Countries

Triboci

70 BCE – 51 BCE (approx.) · capital Brocomagus

Germanic people who crossed the Rhine with Ariovistus and settled in northern Alsace around Brumath.

Origins

The Triboci appear in Caesar's account of the battle against Ariovistus in 58 BCE as one of the peoples in his army. They had settled on the left bank of the Rhine, in land previously held by the Mediomatrici.

Rule and society

Nothing is known of their institutions. They seem to have adopted Gallic ways quickly after settling west of the Rhine.

Decline and legacy

After Caesar's victory over Ariovistus they remained in Alsace. Under Rome they formed a civitas with its chief town at Brocomagus (Brumath), north of Strasbourg.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Triboci. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/triboci
MLA
“Triboci.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/triboci. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Triboci.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/triboci.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Triboci’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/triboci (Accessed: ).

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