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This is a timeline of German history. To read about the background to these
events, see History of Germany. See also List of German Kings and Emperors and
List of years in Germany.
This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.
1000 BC–1 BC
- 1000 BC - 500 BC (approximately) Irminones tribe inhabits area between Elbe and Oder rivers. Ingvaeones move into Jutland, Holstein, Frisia and the Danish islands
- 600 - 300 BC (approximately) East Germanic tribes move
from Scandinavia into the area between the Oder and Vistula rivers
- 113 BC - 439 AD Germanic Wars between Germanic tribes and the Romans
- 109 BC Confederation of the Cimbri, Teutoni and Helvetii formed
- 57 BC Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars; Caesar invades region which becomes Germania Inferior
- 53 BC Eburones, Nervii, Menapii and Morinii tribes revolt but are put down by Caesar.
- 50 BC (approximately) Ingvaeones become Frisians, Saxons, Jutes and
Angles by about now
- 8 BC Marcomanni and Quadi drive the
Boii out of Bohemia
- 10 BC (approximately) differentiation of localized Teutonic tribes (Alamanni,
Hermunduri, Marcomanni,
Quadi, Suebi) in area formerly occupied by
Irminones
- 8 - 6 BC Confederation of Marcomanni, Lugier, Semnones, Lombards and others
1 AD–800 AD
800–1000
1000–1500
1600–1800
1800s
1900s
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