# Tacitus describes the Lugii and Gothones (98)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/98-tacitus-describes-the-lugii-and-gothones
Location: Central Europe

In his Germania, Tacitus described the peoples living beyond the Roman frontier, including the Lugii and the Gothones, whose homelands lay in present-day Poland. Within the broader Roman & Migration Period period: Beyond the Roman frontier, the Przeworsk and Wielbark cultures traded amber and iron with the Empire before the great migrations of the fourth and fifth centuries emptied much of the land. At this point in the timeline (98), the governing authority was Peoples of the Roman and Migration periods (No single ruler). Groups associated with the Przeworsk and Wielbark cultures, including peoples identified with the Vandals, Lugii and Goths, traded with the Roman Empire before much of the region was depopulated during the Migration Period. Tacitus describes the Lugii and Gothones mattered because cultural achievements helped preserve and define Polish identity and influence beyond its borders. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Tacitus describes the Lugii and Gothones mattered because cultural achievements helped preserve and define Polish identity and influence beyond its borders.

Ruler at the time: [Peoples of the Roman and Migration periods](https://poland-history.com/rulers/peoples-of-the-roman-and-migration-periods)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Germania (book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germania_(book))
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Tacitus describes the Lugii and Gothones](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Tacitus+describes+the+Lugii+and+Gothones)
- [Wikipedia — Przeworsk culture (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przeworsk_culture)