-
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Book VII,
Section 4: "...in
hiberna remissis ipse se
recipit die ****X
Bibracte." Rocca,
Angelo (1612). De
campanis commentarius. Rome:
Guillelmo Faciotti...
- Paul Reinecke,
Joseph Déchelette and
Wolfgang Dehn [de] in
reference to
Bibracte, Manching, and Závist. In particular, Dehn
suggested defining an oppidum...
- 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...
- 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...
-
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...
- 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...
- 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...
