Oppidum of Bibracte

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The Oppidum of Bibracte was a major fortified Gaulish hilltop city of the Aedui tribe in ancient Gaul, serving as an important political, economic, and cultural center before and during Julius Caesar’s conquest.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bibracte 2
Bibracte / Mont Beuvray 1
Oppidum of Bibracte canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
hillfort ⓘ
oppidum ⓘ
abandonedByCentury 1st century AD ⓘ
approximateArea 135 hectares ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Diviciacus of the Aedui ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Vercingetorix ⓘ
country France ⓘ
culture Gaulish ⓘ
declinedAfter foundation of Augustodunum (Autun) ⓘ
economy craft production ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
trade ⓘ
excavatedSince 19th century ⓘ
flourishedDuring 1st century BC ⓘ
2nd century BC ⓘ
function capital of the Aedui ⓘ
hasFeature artisanal quarters ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
gates ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
residential areas ⓘ
sanctuaries ⓘ
streets ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
hasMuseum Musée de Bibracte ⓘ
heritageStatus major archaeological site of European Iron Age ⓘ
inhabitedBy Aedui ⓘ
languageOfInhabitants Gaulish ⓘ
locatedIn Burgundy ⓘ
France ⓘ
Mont Beuvray ⓘ
ancient Gaul ⓘ
linked to: Gaul
mentionedInWork Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
mountainRange Morvan ⓘ
partOf Aedui territory ⓘ
protectedAs historic monument of France ⓘ
recognizedAs European archaeological park ⓘ
significantPeriod 1st century BC ⓘ
Late Iron Age ⓘ
usedFor cultural center ⓘ
economic center ⓘ
fortified settlement ⓘ
political center ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Bibracte → relatedPlace → Oppidum of Bibracte ⓘ
Meiningen → twinTown → Bibracte / Mont Beuvray ⓘ
linked to: Oppidum of Bibracte
Aedui → capital → Bibracte ⓘ
linked to: Oppidum of Bibracte
Aedui → majorSettlement → Bibracte ⓘ
linked to: Oppidum of Bibracte