Aedui
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The Aedui or Haedui were a Gallic people dwelling in central-eastern Gaul, in the country between the Loire and the Saône, during the Iron Age and the Roman period. From the middle of the 2nd century
Denarius of the Aedui, first century BC, 1.94 grams. Hotel de la Monnaie.
Temple of Janus at Autun.
Bibracte
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Bibracte, a Gallic oppidum, was the capital of the Aedui and one of the most important hillforts in Gaul. It was located near modern Autun in Burgundy, France. The material culture of the Aedui corres
Aedui
…rapidly integrated into the Roman order, and under Claudius in 48 AD they were the first Gauls admitted to the Roman Senate. Their principal oppidum, Bibracte on Mont Beuvray, was replaced under Augustus by a new capital, Augustodunum (Autun). They are mentioned as Haedui by Cicero (mid-1st c. BC) and Caesar…
Walls of Bibracte
Bibracte and Autun
Model of the Bibracte oppidum
Bibracte oppidum, birds-eye view illustration