This is a timeline of German history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Germany. See also List of German Kings and Emperors, Lists of office-holders and List of years in Germany.
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1000 BC–1 BC
- 1000 BC - 500 BC (approximately) Irminones tribe inhabits area between Elbe and Oder rivers. Ingvaeones move into Jutland, Holstein, Frisia and the Danish islands
- 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 Irminones
- 8 - 6 BC Confederation of Marcomanni, Lugier, Semnones , Lombards and others
1 AD–800 AD
800–1000
1000–1500
1600–1800
1800s
1900s
Since 2000
See also