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    Amiens (redirect from Samarobriva)
    with leeks and cream. The first known settlement at this location was Samarobriva ("Somme bridge"), the central settlement of the Ambiani tribe, one of...
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    Celtic root *samo- ('summer'). The city of Amiens was also known as Samarobriva (Gaulish: 'bridge on the Samara'). It is attested by the early 1st century...
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    Constantius II became the sole emperor of the Roman Empire. Born in Samarobriva (Amiens), Gaul, Magnentius was purportedly the son of a British father...
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    Vienna (Vienne) Ambarri near junction of Rhône & Saône rivers Ambiani Samarobriva (Amiens) Andecavi (*Andecawī) Juliomagos Andecavorum (Angers) Arecomici...
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    during the Roman period. During the pre-Roman period, the area around Samarobriva (Amiens) was probably located at the extremity of the Ambianian territory...
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    Belgica included the cities of Camaracum (Cambrai), Nemetacum (Arras), Samarobriva (Amiens), Durocortorum (Reims), Dividorum (Metz) and Augusta Treverorum...
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    18 (around 334 or 354), he was stationed at Ambianensium civitas or Samarobriva in Gaul (now Amiens, France). It is likely that he joined the Equites...
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    concerts & events). Samarobriva Amiens France 49°32′02″N 2°10′28″E / 49.534020°N 2.174333°E / 49.534020; 2.174333 (Samarobriva (Amiens)) [11] Now underground...
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  • along with one legion, was stationed for the winter with the Belgae at Samarobriva. From here he accompanied Caesar in coming to the aid of Quintus Cicero...
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  • 136,105 according to the 2006 census. The first known settlement was Samarobriva ("Somme bridge"), the central settlement of the Ambiani, one of the principal...
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    to correct the situation and returned to Gaul, meeting Valentinian at Samarobriva. Valentinian then sent Jovinus to Britain and promoted Severus to magister...
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    or ‘Drusian foot’, of about 33.3 cm (13.1 in), which was in use in Samarobriva (modern Amiens) and among the Tungri. From 14 to 13 BC, Augustus himself...
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  • Deux-Sèvres Portus Namnetum Nantes Ramboletium Rambouillet Rotomagus Rouen Samarobriva Amiens Sancti Audoeni fanum, villa aut domus Saint-Ouen, Paris Spinetum...
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  • Aulercorum → Évreux Nemetacum → Arras Noviodunum Aeduorum → Nevirnum → Nevers Samarobriva → Amiens Segodunum → Rodez Aquae Mattiacorum → Wiesbaden Augusta Vindelicorum...
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    Didier Bayard, Jean-Luc Collart, Noël Mahéo (Hrsg.): La marque de Rome. Samarobriva et les villes du nord de la Gaule. Musée de Picardie, Amiens 2006, pp...
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    the Gaulish tribe). Amiens : from Ambiani, a Celtic tribe, replaces Samarobriva 'bridge on the river Somme' Angers : from Andecavi, a Celtic tribe, replaces...
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    Essentially the road that was later paved by the Romans and connected Samarobriva (Amiens) with Cologne, and is now often referred to as "Via Belgica"...
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  • (Seccius) Saturninus, the son of Seccius, made a libationary offering at Samarobriva in Gallia Belgica. Siccia T. f. Secundilla, built a tomb at Ameria in...
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    design, not necessarily its age. It is as large as the amphitheatres in Samarobriva (Amiens), Octodurus (Martigny, Switzerland) or Emerita Augusta (Mérida...
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  • Lucius Romanius Priscus, made a libationary offering to Mercury at Samarobriva in Gallia Belgica. Marcus Romanius M. f. Probus, the son of Marcus Romanius...
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    Lugdunum Active Delta 2009 University of Picardy Jules Verne Amiens France Samarobriva Active Epsilon 20xx University of Bordeaux Bordeaux France Burdigala...
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    itinerary from Gesoriacum (Boulogne-sur-Mer) to Argentorate (Strasbourg) via Samarobriva (Amiens) and Durocortorum (Reims). The ancient town of Pons Saravi developed...
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    Brunehaut, an ancient Roman road joining Caesaromagus (Beauvais) with Samarobriva (Amiens). More traces of Gallo-Roman construction have been found to...
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    as well as the Roman roads securing contact between Lutetia (Paris), Samarobriva (Amiens), and the English Channel through the port of Gesoriacum (Boulogne-sur-Mer)...
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    stone".[clarification needed] Brie being situated on the Roman road from Samarobriva (Amiens) to Augusta Viromanduorum (Saint-Quentin) at the point where...
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