▁of ▁his ▁wars ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁which ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁Gall ic ▁campaign . ▁In ▁this ▁period , ▁this ▁whole ▁area , ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁areas ▁towards ▁the ▁Ar den nes ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁east , ▁was ▁the ▁hom eland ▁of ▁one ▁large ▁trib al ▁grouping ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Germ ani ▁c is r hen ani , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁distinct ▁tribe ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁A du atu ci . ▁ ▁The ▁Germ ani ▁c is r hen ani ▁tribes ▁which ▁Ca esar ▁named ▁where ▁the ▁E bur ones , ▁the ▁Cond rus i , ▁the ▁Pa em ani ▁( or ▁Ca em ani ), ▁the ▁Ca ero esi , ▁and ▁the ▁Seg ni . ▁The ▁biggest ▁and ▁most ▁important ▁tribe ▁were ▁the ▁E bur ones , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁they ▁who ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁domin ated ▁all ▁or ▁most ▁of ▁modern - day ▁Belg ian ▁Lim burg , ▁with ▁a ▁territory ▁probably ▁stretch ing ▁into ▁the ▁flat ▁Camp ine ▁( D utch ▁K em pen ) ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁region , ▁and ▁also ▁stretch ing ▁into ▁neighbour ing ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁Germany . ▁The ▁other ▁tribes ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁lived ▁further ▁south , ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁Wall onia , ▁or ▁else ▁just ▁over ▁the ▁border ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁Germ ani ▁for ▁these ▁Belg ic ▁tribes ▁requires ▁explanation ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion . ▁Ca esar ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁other ▁tribes ▁living ▁over