Editing Nervii (section)

{{short description|Belgic tribe}}
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[[Image:Gaul, 1st century BC.gif|thumb|300px|A map of [[Gaul]] in the first century BC, showing the relative position of the Nervii tribe.]]

The '''Nervii''' or '''Nervians''' were one of the most powerful [[Belgae|Belgic]] tribes of northern [[Gaul]] at the time of its conquest by Rome. Their territory corresponds to the central part of modern Belgium, including [[Brussels]], and stretched southwards to [[Cambrai]] in [[French Hainaut]]. During their first century BC Roman military campaign, [[Julius Caesar]]'s contacts among the [[Remi]] stated that the Nervii were the most warlike of the Belgae. In times of war, they were known to trek long distances to take part in battles. Being one of the northerly Belgic tribes, with the [[Menapii]] to the west, and the [[Eburones]] to their east, they were considered by Caesar to be relatively uncorrupted by civilization.<ref name=Fichtl>{{Citation|title=''Les Gaulois du Nord de la Gaule''|last=Fichtl|first=Stephan|year=1994|publisher=Paris}}</ref> According to [[Tacitus]] they claimed [[List of early Germanic peoples|Germanic]] descent.<ref>[[Tacitus]], ''[[Germania (book)|Germania]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text.jsp?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0083%3Abook%3D1%3Achapter%3D28 28]</ref> According to [[Strabo]] they were of Germanic origin.<ref>[[Strabo]], ''[[Geographica]]'' [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Strabo/4C*.html 4.3]</ref>