Quiberon Bay
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Quiberon Bay is an area of sheltered water on the south coast of Brittany. The bay is in the Morbihan département.
Port Blanc Arch and Quiberon Bay
Aerial view of the bay
Gallic Wars
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The Gallic Wars were waged between 58 and 50 BC by the Roman general Gaius Julius Caesar against the peoples of Gaul, Britain and Germania. Gallic, Germanic, and Brittonic tribes fought to defend thei
Quiberon Bay
…Bay's history was the Battle of Morbihan in 56 BCE, between the Romans, led by Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, and the local Veneti tribe during the Gallic Wars. The Romans had struggled to overcome the Veneti, who had coastal fortresses that could easily be evacuated by their powerful navy. Eventually, the…
Vercingetorix Throws Down His Arms at the Feet of Julius Caesar Lionel Royer, 1899
A modern re-enactor in 2012 wearing the gear that a VII legion standard bearer would have during the Gallic Wars era.
A modern re-enactor in 2018 with the typical panoply of a wealthier Gallic warrior.
The Tusculum portrait of Julius Caesar