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Bibracte
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Also known as Bibracte (zaniklé město)

thumb|right|280x280px|Plan of the oppidum of Bibracte Bibracte, a Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement), 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 corresponded to the Late Iron Age La Tène culture.

Key facts

Ancient site.name
Bibracte
Ancient site.alternate_name
Mont Beuvray
Ancient site.image
Bibracte333.JPG
Ancient site.caption
Walls of Bibracte
Ancient site.map_type
France
Ancient site.map_caption
Location within France
Ancient site.location
Near Autun, France
Ancient site.region
Gaul
Ancient site.type
Oppidum
Ancient site.epochs
Iron Age Europe
Ancient site.cultures
Aedui

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Official website
www.bibracte.fr
Image
Bibracte Porte Rebout.jpg
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Commons category
Bibracte
Commons gallery
Bibracte
street address
Le Rinjart
inception
0200-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0100-00-00
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32 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Discovery of Bibracte
  • History of the oppidum
  • Chronology of the population of Beuvray
  • Influence and power
  • Commerce
  • Politics
  • Archeological research on Mont Beuvray
  • Archeological prospecting on Mont Beuvray
  • Organization
  • Battlements
  • Public buildings
  • Artisans' neighborhoods of Côme Chaudron and Champlain
  • Housing
  • Horse Park
  • Monumental basin
  • Places of worship
  • Necropolis
  • Basilica
  • A window to the Celtic world
  • Museum of Celtic Civilization
  • Permanent exhibits
  • Temporary exhibits
  • Research center
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Reference works
  • Old works
  • Works from the collection Archeological Excavations of Bibracte
  • External links

thumb|right|280x280px|Plan of the oppidum of Bibracte Bibracte, a Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement), 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 corresponded to the Late Iron Age La Tène culture.

In 58 BC, at the Battle of Bibracte, Julius Caesar's armies defeated the Helvetii 16 miles south of the fort. In 52 BC, Vercingetorix was proclaimed head of the Gaulish coalition at Bibracte. A few decades after the Roman conquest of Gaul, Bibracte was abandoned in favour of Autun, 25 kilometres away. Once abandoned, Bibracte remained undisturbed and unexamined until discovered by modern archaeology.

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