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Timeline of German history
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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 monarchs , Lists of office-holders and List of years in Germany .
This timeline is incomplete ; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.
BC
120,000 BC - 30,000 BC, the Neanderthal people lived in many German places, as their remains prove[1] [2] . The Neanderthal people were most likely the first humans to live in what is now Germany.
1000 BC - 500 BC, the Germanic tribes appear in northern Germany , see the Nordic Bronze Age and the Pre-Roman Iron Age .
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
8 BC Confederation of Marcomanni ,Semnones , Lombards of others
1 AD–800 AD
800–1000
1000–1500
1600–1800
1800s
1900s
Since 2000
See also
References
^ Archaelogy Info
^ Human Ancestors Hall: Homo neanderthalensis
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