Bibracte, a Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement), was the capital of the Aedui and one of the most important hillforts in Gaul. It was located near modern...
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The Battle of Bibracte was fought between the Helvetii and six Roman legions, under the command of Gaius Julius Caesar. It was the second major battle...
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Paul Reinecke, Joseph Déchelette and Wolfgang Dehn [de] in reference to Bibracte, Manching, and Závist. In particular, Dehn suggested defining an oppidum...
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Gallic Wars (section Battle of Bibracte)
ran thin on 20 June, forcing him to travel towards allied territory in Bibracte. While his army had easily crossed the Saône, his supply train still had...
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Helvetii (section Battle of Bibracte)
Orgetorix' daughter. A few days later, however, near the Aeduan oppidum Bibracte, Caesar caught up with the Helvetii and faced them in a major battle, which...
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groups in the Alpine region were the Helvetii. In 58 BCE, at the Battle of Bibracte, Julius Caesar defeated the Alpine tribes, thereby bringing the region...
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but was decisively defeated by Julius Caesar's armies at the Battle of Bibracte, in present-day eastern France. Following their defeat, the Helvetii were...
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Terracotta relief of the Matres, from Bibracte, city of the Aedui in Gaul....
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many of whom built large fortified settlements called oppida (such as Bibracte), and minted their own coins. Gaul was never united under a single ruler...
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sites are: Manching oppidum, Germany Manching oppidum Bibracte oppidum, France, outer walls Bibracte oppidum Murus Gallicus Oppidum illustration. Tintignac...
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Geneva and – after raising two legions – defeated them at the Battle of Bibracte before forcing them to return to their original homes. He was drawn further...
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were defeated by Julius Caesar, along with their allies, in the Battle of Bibracte. Caesar settled the remnants of that group in Gorgobina, from where they...
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Gallico 1.3, 1.9, 1.16-20, 5.5-7 Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus, (Yale University Press, 2006) ISBN 0-300-12048-6 Coins from Bibracte...
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List of minor planets: 205001–206000 (redirect from 205424 Bibracte)
March 25, 2001 Anderson Mesa LONEOS · 2.0 km MPC · JPL 205424 Bibracte 2001 GY3 Bibracte April 13, 2001 Le Creusot J.-C. Merlin · 2.6 km MPC · JPL 205425...
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(Lavault-de-Frétoy), and Bibracte, which occupied a central position in the Aedian economic system. During the Roman period, Bibracte was abandoned for Augustodunum...
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Augustodunum to give a Roman capital to the Gallic people Aedui, who had Bibracte as their political centre. In Roman times the city may have been home to...
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the Jura Mountains near Lac Leman. 49 years later, before the Battle of Bibracte, he led a delegation back to Gaul to negotiate for a safe passage for his...
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Gallic Wars Arar Bibracte Vosges Axona Sabis Atuatuci Octodurus Morbihan Invasions of Britain Ambiorix's revolt Avaricum Gergovia Alesia Uxellodunum Civil...
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(Bourges), Cenabum (Orléans), Autricum (Chartres) and the excavated site of Bibracte near Autun in Saône-et-Loire, along with a number of hill forts (or oppida)...
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Reconstruction of the redoubt of Bibracte, a part of the Gaulish oppidum. The Celts utilized these fortified cities in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC....
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Gallic Wars Arar Bibracte Vosges Axona Sabis Atuatuci Octodurus Morbihan Invasions of Britain Ambiorix's revolt Avaricum Gergovia Alesia Uxellodunum Civil...
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forced to divert his army to the city of Bibracte to replenish provisions. As Caesar's army traveled to Bibracte, the Helvetii tried to take advantage of...
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of Mytilene Callaeci Campaign Gallic Wars Battle of the Arar Battle of Bibracte Battle of Vosges Battle of the Sabis Battle of the Axona Invasions of Britain...
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000 to 10,000 people lived within its 7.2 km long walls. The oppidum of Bibracte is another example of a Gaulish fortified settlement. The term casemate...
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Gallic Wars Arar Bibracte Vosges Axona Sabis Atuatuci Octodurus Morbihan Invasions of Britain Ambiorix's revolt Avaricum Gergovia Alesia Uxellodunum Civil...
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Reconstructed murus gallicus at the oppidum of Bibracte, France...
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Book VII, Section 4: "...in hiberna remissis ipse se recipit die XXXX Bibracte." Rocca, Angelo (1612). De campanis commentarius. Rome: Guillelmo Faciotti...
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Terracotta relief of the Matres, from Bibracte, city of the Aedui in Gaul...
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been given. Series 1 (2003): Trebia (218 BC) Watling Street (AD 60 or 61) Bibracte (58 BC) Mons Graupius (AD 83) Tigranocerta (69 BC) Pharsalus (48 BC) Cannae...
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of the Aedui tribe. After the defeat of the Helvetii in 58 BC at nearby Bibracte, the Helvetians' Boii allies settled there (Julius Caesar, Commentarii...
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