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Mattium was the
ancient "capital" or prin****l
settlement (Latin: "caput gentis") of the Chatti. Its
exact location is unknown,
though following the description...
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religiously significant river.
Roman sources identify the
fabled Mattium,
beyond the Eder, as the
capital of the Chatti. Destro**** by Germanicus...
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thousand soldiers of the
Roman army destro**** the
major centre of the Chatti,
Mattium,
directly after they
crossed the
Adrana (Eder). In the
Middle Ages, the...
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river and dis****d
themselves in the forests.
Germanicus next
marched on
Mattium ("caput gentis",
capital city) and
burned it to the ground.
After initial...
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Germanicus crossed the
Rhine and
struck the Chatti. He
sacked their capital Mattium (modern
Maden near Gudensberg),
pillaged their countryside, then returned...
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about one of Germanicus's campaigns, when in the year 15 he destro****
Mattium (probably
nowadays Maden), the Chatti's capital. In the 8th Century, the...
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Christian Era,
making its
earlier identification with the Chatti's
capital Mattium unfounded.
There are many
archaeological finds on show from the Altenburg...
