Inguiomerus

Family: Germanic · Role: Germanic leader · First appears: Annals I (17)

Life events

• Arminius roused neighboring nations and drew Inguiomerus into a confederacy against Rome.(Annals I (17))
  • With: Arminius
  • “By these stimulations, not the Cheruscans only were roused, but all the neighbouring nations; and into the confederacy was drawn Inguiomerus”
• Arminius and Inguiomerus escaped after the Cheruscans were driven from the hills.(Annals II (3) · 📍 Idistavisus)
  • With: Arminius
  • “however, by his own vigour and the force of his horse, he escaped, his face besmeared with his own blood to avoid being known. Some have related that the Chaucians, who were amongst the Roman auxiliaries, knew him, and let him go; the same bravery or deceit procured Inguiomerus his escape”

Annals I (17)

• younger kin: Arminius (Inguiomerus is Arminius's paternal uncle.) “and into the confederacy was drawn Inguiomerus, paternal uncle to Arminius, a man long since in high credit with the Romans”
• enemies with Germanicus (Inguiomerus joined the hostile confederacy, becoming a source of fear to Germanicus.) “and into the confederacy was drawn Inguiomerus, paternal uncle to Arminius, a man long since in high credit with the Romans: hence a new source of fear to Germanicus”

Annals II (3)

• enemies with Germanicus “Some have related that the Chaucians, who were amongst the Roman auxiliaries, knew him, and let him go; the same bravery or deceit procured Inguiomerus his escape; the rest were everywhere slain.”

Annals II (4)

• enemies with Germanicus “Inguiomerus was everywhere upon the spur, animating the battle, but fortune rather than courage deserted him.”

Annals II (8)

• younger kin: Arminius “for no other cause than disdain, that an old man and an uncle like himself should obey Arminius, a young man, his nephew.”
• enemies with Arminius “Inguiomerus with his band of followers deserted to Maroboduus; for no other cause than disdain, that an old man and an uncle like himself should obey Arminius, a young man, his nephew.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola. Made with Rho MD.