Sequani
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The Sequani were a Gallic people of eastern Gaul during the Iron Age and the Roman period, in what is now the Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Their chief stronghold was the oppidum of Vesontio
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The Ancient Theatre of Epomanduodurum (Mandeure).
Roman Theatre of Vesontio (Besançon).
Carnyx from Epomanduodurum (Mandeure).
Helvetii
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The Helvetii, anglicized as Helvetians, were a Celtic tribe or tribal confederation occupying most of the Swiss plateau at the time of their contact with the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. Acco
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…adversaries, and from the Lingones by the course of the Saône (ancient Arar). To the east, the Jura range (Mons Iura) marked the boundary with the Helvetii, and the Sequani appear to have controlled its passes. The frontier with the Helvetii probably followed the lakes on the Swiss side of the Jura and the…
«Die Helvetier zwingen die Römer unter dem Joch hindurch» ("The Helvetians force the Romans to pass under the yoke"). Romantic painting by Charles Gleyre (19th century) celebrating the Helvetian victory over the Romans at Agen (107 BC) under Divico's command.
Julius Caesar and Divico parley after the battle at the Saône. Historic painting of the 19th century by Karl Jauslin.