Aedui - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Aedui: Encyclopedia - Aedui
Aedui, Haedui or Hedui (Gr. Aidouoi), are Gallic people of Gallia Lugdunensis, who inhabited the country between the Arar (Saone) and Lig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arverni: Encyclopedia - Arverni
The Arverni were a Gallic tribe that inhabited the present-day region of Lyons, France. They gave their name to the French region of Auve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bibracte: Encyclopedia - Bibracte
Bibracte was the capital of the Aedui in the Iron Age, one of the most important hillforts in Gaul. It is situated near modern Autun in B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahenobarbus: Encyclopedia - Ahenobarbus
Ahenobarbus ("brazen-bearded" or "red-haired") is the name of a plebeian Roman family of the gens Domitia. The name was derived from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21: Encyclopedia - 21
21 - Events. Revolt of the Aedui under Julius Florus and Julius Sacrovir, supressed by Gaius Silius Tiberius is a Roman Consul for the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armorica: Encyclopedia - Armorica
Armorica or Aremorica is the name given in ancient times to the part of Gaul that includes the Brittany peninsula and the territory betwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgae: Encyclopedia - Belgae
Image:Belgicaromana.gif The Belgae were a group of nations or tribes living in north-eastern Gaul, on the west bank of the Rhine, in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia
The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia was a conflict fought in September 52 BC around the Gallic oppidum of Alesia, a major town centre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suebi: Encyclopedia Ii - Suebi - Early History
2000 years ago the Baltic Sea was known to the Romans as the Mare Suebicum. Partially because of his unfamiliarity with the various Germa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sundgau: Encyclopedia Ii - Sundgau - History
In the 1st century BC, the Sequani tribe (the most "gaulish of Gauls" according to historian Henri Martin), which was centered around Bes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Le Mans: Encyclopedia Ii - Le Mans - History
First mentioned by Ptolemy (Geography 2.8.8), the Roman city Vindinium was the capital of the Aulerci, a client tribe of the Aedui. Their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suebi: Encyclopedia Ii - Suebi - Early History
2000 years ago the Baltic Sea was known to the Romans as the Mare Suebicum. Partially because of his unfamiliarity with the various Germa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugdunum: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugdunum - Attention From The Emperors
In its first century Lugdunum was many times the object of attention or even visits by the emperors or the imperial family. Agrippa, Drus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgae: Encyclopedia Ii - Belgae - Conquest Of The Belgae
Caesar conquered the Belgae, beginning in 57 BC. He writes that the Belgae were conspiring and arming themselves in response to his earli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallic Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallic Wars - Interventions
The wars began in 58 BC with the large-scale migration of the Helvetii west from what is now Switzerland, which threatened to pass throug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Alesia - Siege And Battle
Alesia was a hill-top fort surrounded by river valleys, with strong defensive features. As a frontal assault would have been suicidal, Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suebi: Encyclopedia Ii - Suebi - Suebic Kingdom Of Gallaecia
The Suebic kingdom in Gallaecia lasted from 410 to 584 and seems to have enjoyed relatively stable government for most of that time. Hist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgae: Encyclopedia Ii - Belgae - Origins Of The Belgae
Whether the Belgae were Celts or Germanic tribes occupied 19th century and early 20th century historians. Caesar claims that most of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Alesia - Prelude
Julius Caesar had been in Gaul since 58 BC. It was customary for consuls, Rome's highest elected officials, at the end of their consular ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Alesia - Aftermath
Alesia proved to be the end of generalized and organized resistance to the Roman invasion of Gaul. The country was then subdued, becoming...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suebi: Encyclopedia Ii - Suebi - Sueve Kingdom Of Gallaecia
The Sueve kingdom in Gallaecia was established at 410 and lasted until 584 after a century of slow decline. Unlike the Ostrogoth kingdom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sundgau: Encyclopedia Ii - Sundgau - Population
The population reached 61,841 inhabitants in 1999 (up from 57,112 in 1990), an increase of 8.3%. Thus it paralleled the demographic growt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sundgau: Encyclopedia Ii - Sundgau - Transport
Sundgau - Road Network. Sundgau is ringed by major roads, such as the A36 motorway between Belfort and Mulhouse, and the A35 toll-road,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sundgau: Encyclopedia Ii - Sundgau - Economy
Sundgau remains primarily an agricultural region with traditional activities. Important urban centres such as the tri-national conurbatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallic Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallic Wars - Punitive Expeditions
The following year, 56 BC, Caesar turned his attention to the tribes of the Atlantic seaboard, notably the Veneti tribe in Armorica (mode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallic Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallic Wars - Factors For Roman Success
The Roman success in the Gallic Wars was due to a combination of clever politics, effective campaigning and greater military capability t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugdunum: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugdunum - Founding Of The Roman City
In 43 BC, ten years after the conquest of Gaul, Julius Caesar was assassinated and civil war erupted. According to the historian Dio Cass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugdunum: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugdunum - Name
The Roman city was originally founded as Colonia Copia Felix Munatia, a name invoking prosperity and the blessing of the gods. The city b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Le Mans: Encyclopedia Ii - Le Mans - Miscellaneous
Le Mans - Motorsports. The city is best known for its connection with motorsports. There are actually two separate racing tracks at Le ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugdunum: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugdunum - Growth And Prosperity In The First Centuries Of The Empire
In the second century A.D., Lugdunum prospered and grew to a population of 40 to 50,000 persons. Four aqueducts brought water to the city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugdunum: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugdunum - Christianity And The First Martyrs
The cosmopolitan hospitality to eastern religions may have allowed the first attested Christian community in Gaul to be established in Lu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallic Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallic Wars - Consolidation And Rebellions
Discontent among the subjugated Gauls prompted a major uprising in the winter of 54 BC/53 BC, when the Eburones of north-eastern Gaul ros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugdunum: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugdunum - Decline Of Lugdunum And The Empire
Historical and archeological evidence indicates that Lugdunum never fully recovered from the devastation of this battle. A major reorgani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugdunum: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugdunum - The Battle Of Lugdunum
Main article: Battle of Lugdunum As the second century drew to a finish, four generals again contended for the purple. Clodius Albinus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Le Mans: Encyclopedia Ii - Le Mans - Demographics
At the 1999 French census, there were 293,159 inhabitants in the metropolitan area (aire urbaine) of Le Mans, with 146,105 of these livin...   » Read the article