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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • (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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    in 2009. Some sites are: Manching oppidum, Germany Bibracte oppidum, France, outer walls Bibracte oppidum Corent oppidum, France. Entremont oppidum remains...
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  • 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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    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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    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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    (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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • Tigranocerta 69 BC Mithridatic Wars (Third Mithridatic War) 10,000+ Battle of Bibracte 58 BC Gallic Wars 12,000+ Battle of Axona 57 BC Gallic Wars 11,000+ Battle...
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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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    Reconstructed murus gallicus at the oppidum of Bibracte, France...
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    Divico and Julius Caesar after the Battle of Bibracte...
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    58 BC, the legion fought in two major actions, the battles of Arar and Bibracte. They played a central part in Caesar's defeat of the Helvetii tribes,...
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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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