Strabo, sane ngutamayang indik Germani  inggian Elbe miwah Rhine, taler nenten nyambatang indik putran-putran Mannus, taler masahang wastan-wastan Germani sane nenten Suevian, ring kakalih soroh tiosan, sane taler nyiratang tiga soroh utama: "suku-suku Jerman sane alitan, pinaka Cherusci, Chatti, Gamabrivi, Chattuarii,  miwah kalanturang Samudra Sicambri, Chaubi, Bructeri, Cimbri, Cauci, Caulci, Campsiani".
Strabo, who focused mainly on Germani between the Elbe and Rhine, and does not mention the sons of Mannus, also set apart the names of Germani who are not Suevian, in two other groups, similarly implying three main divisions: "smaller German tribes, as the Cherusci, Chatti, Gamabrivi, Chattuarii, and next the ocean the Sicambri, Chaubi, Bructeri, Cimbri, Cauci, Caulci, Campsiani".