- The
Arverni (Gaulish: *Aruernoi) were a
Gallic people dwelling in the
modern Auvergne region during the Iron Age and the
Roman period. They were one of...
- in 52 BC in Gaul at Gergovia, the
chief oppidum (fortified town) of the
Arverni. The
battle was
fought between a
Roman Republican army, led by proconsul...
-
winters and
short summers. The
region of
Auvergne was
named after the
Arverni, one of the most
powerful Gallic tribes. It was
composed of the Gabali...
- erkiŋɡeˈtoriks]; c. 80 – 46 BC) was a
Gallic king and
chieftain of the
Arverni tribe who
united the
Gauls in a
failed revolt against Roman forces during...
- of the
Arverni people). It
originated on the
central knoll where the
cathedral is
situated today,
overlooking the
capital of
Gaulish Arvernis [fr]. The...
- to Strabo, the
Aquitani were a
wealthy people. Luerius, the King of the
Arverni and the
father of
Bituitus who
warred against Maximus Aemili**** and Dometius...
-
Arvernus was the
tribal god of the
Arverni and an
epithet of the
Gaulish Mercury.
Although the name
refers to the
Arverni,
whose territory Mercury had at...
-
confederation of
Gallic tribes united under the
leadership of
Vercingetorix of the
Arverni. It was the last
major engagement between Gauls and Romans, and is considered...
-
province of
France deriving its name from the
Arverni, a
Gallic tribe who once
occupied the area. In 52 BC,
Arverni chieftain Vercingetorix mounted a fierce...
-
century BC. He and his
followers took part in a war in Gaul, ****isting the
Arverni and
Sequani in
defeating their rivals, the Aedui. They then
settled in...
