What are the Cimbri?

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As brought out already, 'Germanic' means, to a Roman around Caesars time and afterward, anyone east of the Rhine, north of the Danube. Celts lived there for centuries, but would be Germans if one follows Caesar's misguided terminology. There are strong indications, due to burial patterns found only in eastern and Belgian areas, that portions of the Danubian Celts came westward sometime around 250 B.C. If they were eastern originated, and came west in Belgium, then they'd have crossed the Rhine's east bank to make it to the west bank. In other words they be called Germans due to having originated from the east bank of the Rhine although they were Celts. This is most likely why the Belgae boasted of Germanic roots as they came from well beyond the eastern bank. Thank Caesar for the confusion....