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The Menapii were a Belgic tribe in the 1st century BC. Their territory corresponds more or less with the region around the modern city of Gent (the modern Belgian province of Oost-Vlaanderen) but extended up to the Schelde estuary. Their civitas was Cassel (northern France), near Terouanne.

Neighbours were:

west: Morini
east: Nervii
south: Atrebates
north (beyond the Schelde estuary): Batavi

They resisted strongly Caius Julius Caesar. He even tried to genocide them. Later, they served in a few Menapian cohorts, attested in Britain.

A tribe called Menapii is also attested as living in south-eastern and later north-western Ireland.

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-The '''Menapii''' were a [[Belgae|Belgic]] tribe in northern [[Gaul]] in the [[1st century BC]], dwelling around the [[Rhine]] [[estuary]], and extending inland towards the [[Ardennes]]. Their chief town was Cassel. The Menapii are also attested as living in south-eastern and later north-western  [[Ireland]].
+The '''Menapii''' were a [[Belgae|Belgic]] tribe in the [[1st century BC]]. Their territory corresponds more or less with the region around the modern city of [[Gent]] (the modern Belgian province of Oost-Vlaanderen) but extended up to the [[Schelde]] [[estuary]]. Their [[civitas]] was Cassel (northern France), near [[Terouanne]].
+Neighbours were:
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+* west: [[Morini]]
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+* east: [[Nervii]]
+* south: [[Atrebates]]
+* north (beyond the Schelde estuary): [[Batavi]]
+They resisted strongly [[Caius Julius Caesar]]. He even tried to genocide them. Later, they served in a few Menapian [[cohort]]s, attested in Britain.
+A tribe called Menapii is also attested as living in south-eastern and later north-western  [[Ireland]].
 [[Category:Tribes of ancient Gaul]]