Segimer
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Relatives of Segimer
Segimer or Sigimer (Latin: Segimerus or Sigimerus) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci and the father of Arminius and through Flavus the grandfather of Italicus.[1]
Segimer was at first an ally of Rome. Both of his sons, Arminius and Flavus, entered the Roman military. According to Cassius Dio, Segimer was the second-in-command of Arminius during the latter’s rebellion against the Romans, which in 9 AD culminated a crushing Roman defeat at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.[2] Flavus, however, remained loyal to Rome. During Germanicus' campaigns against Arminius, Segimer, unlike his brother Inguiomer, is not mentioned by Tacitus as having participated.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Velleius Paterculus 2, 118, 2.
- ^ Cassius Dio 56, 19, 2.
Sources[]
- Gerhard Winkler: Segimerus 1. In: Der Kleine Pauly (KlP). Band 5, Stuttgart 1975, Sp. 73.
- Felix Dahn: Segimer I. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 33, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, S. 609.
Categories:
- 1st-century BC monarchs in Europe
- 1st-century monarchs in Europe
- 1st-century BC Germanic people
- 1st-century Germanic people
- Cherusci rulers
- European royalty stubs