Soissons
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Soissons is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about 100 kilometres northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient t
The Hôtel de Ville
Panorama of Soissons in ruins in 1919
Panoramic view of the Cathedral
The ruins of the Abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes
Suessiones
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The Suessiones were a Belgic tribe, dwelling in the modern Aisne and Oise regions during the La Tène and Roman periods.
Soissons
…river Aisne, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones. Soissons is also the see of an ancient Roman Catholic diocese, whose establishment dates from about 300, and it was the location of a number of church…
Suessionean stater, ca. 200 BC
Suessiones stater. ca. 200 BC
Sequani coin 5th to 1st century BCE