Eburones
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The Eburones were the largest of the so-called Germani cisrhenani peoples during the Gallic Wars of Julius Caesar in the years 58-50 BC, or in other words one of the several Germanic peoples dwelling
A 19th century statue of Ambiorix, prince of the Eburones (1st century BC), in Tongeren, Belgium
Model of a Eburonian settlement at Hambach-Niederzier, abandoned c. 50 BC
Gold stater of the Eburones. Triskele on the obverse, Celticized horse on the reverse.
Atuatuca
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Atuatuca is the name of two ancient fortified settlements located in the eastern part of modern Belgium, between the Scheldt and Rhine rivers. The oldest one, Atuatuca Eboronum, attested during the Ga
Eburones
…the Treveri and Eburones. Wightman further notes that "no cultural groupings can be isolated to suit the Eburones in the north Eifel". Caesar describes Atuatuca as a castellum ('fort, stronghold, shelter') located in the middle of the Eburonean territory, which has sometimes been taken to imply that it was…
Roman city wall at Atuatuca Tungrorum, modern Tongeren (Belgium).
The plateau of Caestert looking northwest, from just south of Maastricht, north of Visé near the point where Wallonia, Flanders and the Netherlands meet. Caestert is on a ridge called Mount Saint Peter. Today this ridge is split by the modern Albert Canal, which runs just south of the Caestert archaeological site upon the ridge.