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	Bibracte
		Surrounded by ramparts, Bibracte was the capital of one of the most powerful peoples in Gaul, the Aedui.
		It is also at Bibracte that Julius Caesar, the victor of Alesia, completed the writing of his "Gallic wars".
		A few decades after the Roman conquest, Bibracte was abandoned in favour of Autun, 25 kilometres from Mont Beuvray.
	www.bibracte.fr /index_uk.php (236 words)

	Athena Review Image Archive: Bibracte
		In the Late Iron Age, however, it was the setting of Bibracte, capital of the Aedui and one of the most important hillforts in Gaul.
		Bibracte was declared by Caesar in his Commentaries on the Gallic Wars to be the largest and richest of the Aeduan towns.
		Sometime between 12 and 7 BC the entire population of Bibracte was moved by the Romans to a new city on the plain called Augustodunum (the modern Autun).
	www.athenapub.com /bibmap1.htm (867 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bibracte, a Gaulish oppidum or fortified city, was the capital of the Aedui and one of the most important hillforts in Gaul.
		In 52 BC, at Bibracte Vercingetorix was proclaimed head of the Gaulish coalition.
		A few decades after the Roman conquest of Gaul, Bibracte was abandoned in favour of Autun, 25 kilometres distant.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Bibracte (318 words)

	Bibracte - LoveToKnow 1911
		BIBRACTE, an ancient Gaulish town, the modern Mont Beuvray, near Autun in France.
		Here, on a hilltop 2500 ft. above sea-level, excavation has revealed a vast area of 330 acres, girt with a stone and wood rampart 3 m.
		Another far more obscure town in Gaul, near Reims, also bore the name.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Bibracte (125 words)

	The Bibracte Oppidum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bibracte was the name used by Julius Caesar in the was against the Gauls to refer to the Gaullic (or Gallic) situated on Mount Beauvray in the Saone et Loire province of France.
		It was the economic, religious, and political centre of the Eduens, a powerful Celtic tribe during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, and was subsequently occupied by the Romans.
		Outside the ramparts of the oppidum and close to the present day museum is an excavated necropolis, an area of tombs, temples and pathways which amounted to a city set aside for the dead.
	www.thecelticplanet.com /bibracte.htm (902 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Bibracte
		Bibracte was the capital of the Aedui in the Iron Age, one of the most important hillforts in Gaul.
		It is situated near modern Autun in Burgundy, France.
		Today, important international excavations take place at the oppidum of Bibracte (Mont Beuvray), with teams from the universities of Sheffield, Kiel, Budapest, Vienna and Leipzig.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Bibracte (274 words)

	Bibracte: a Gaulish goddess (Noble Beaver)
		Bibracte is a goddess known from three inscriptions found at Autun, Saône-et-Loire, France.
		This would make Bibracte the tutelary goddess of the town of Bibracte, and possibly of the wider region (her name survives in the name of Mont Beuvray and explains why her cult continued in Atun even after the abandonment of Bibracte.
		Thus Bibracte is the 'place of the goddess Bibracte'.
	www.celtnet.org.uk /gods_b/bibracte.html (299 words)

	Bibracte - Encyclopedia.com
		Bibracte, former capital of the Aedui, site atop Mont Beuvray, central France.
		Les remparts de Bibracte: recherches recentes sur la Porte do Rebout et le trace des fortifications (Collection Bibracte 3).
		It is a 10 metre square tract on Mont Beuvray, site of the ancient Bibracte fortress in central France where the Gauls united against the Romans in 52 BC, according to Le Monde.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Bibracte.html (263 words)

	bibracte (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bibracte war eine befestigte Stadt, das keltische Oppidum der mächtigen Häduer.
		Nach Alesia zog sich Cäsar nach Bibracte zurück, um in seinem Winterquartier den "Gallischen Krieg" als Buch herauszugeben.
		Sehenswert: Grabungsgelände Oppidum der Häduer, Museum Bibracte (Neueröffnung 96), Römisches Theater in der Stadt Autun, Musee Rolin in der Stadt Autun.
	www.cueni.ch /bibracte.html (187 words)

	Bibracte - a city of the Gauls
		The astonishing findings on this location, like the first proof for the use of cellars in Europe, and the first proof for the use of mathematics during the contruction of a basin, illustrate the vast knowledge of the pre-Roman Celts/Gauls.
		After the Romans, led by Caesar, defeated the armies (the so-called "Armee de secours") of Vercingetorix in 52 B.C.E. in Alésia -which lies about 60 km from Bibracte, the city was eventually abandoned and the people were (forced by the Romans?) to live in the nearby city Autun.
		The museum is located on the Mount Beuvray itself, near the path to Bibracte.
	home.zonnet.nl /postbus/bibracte-a.html (435 words)

	Bibracte - a city of the Gauls (7-religion, Gallic War)
		A few examples are even known from far north of Bibracte, as far as the Netherlands, so this believe was certainly wide-spread.
		The druid Diviciacus travelled to Rome to ask the Romans for their protection against the Teutons in 61 B.C.E. He did the same during the war against the Helvetii, maybe giving Caesar an excuse to plan his Gallic Wars a few years later.
		On the morrow, as no more than two days remained before it was proper to issue the corn ration to the troops, and as he was no more than eighteen miles from Bibracte, by far the largest and the best-provided of the Aeduan towns, he considered that he must attend to the corn supply.
	www.angelfire.com /me/ik/bibracte-g.html (696 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Helvetii (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Before leaving, the Helvetii burned their villages and destroyed what foodstuff and other commodities they could not take with them so that they could not turn back.
		Lured to a disadvantageous position with the Romans taking the high ground near the Aedui capital of Bibracte, the Helvetii were attacked by the superior Roman forces, who managed to kill nearly 60 percent of the tribe and capture another 20 percent as slaves.
		The remainder of the Helvetii were driven back into their old lands, Helvetia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Helvetii (794 words)

	Encyclopédie :: Bibracte (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bibracte, qu'on s'accorde traditionnellement à situer sur le mont Beuvray à Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray (Saône-et-Loire), dans le Morvan, était un oppidum fortifié, capitale du peuple celte des Éduens.
		Bibracte (Mont-Beuvray), in central Gaul, the chief town and hill-fort of the Aedui.
		At the time of the Roman conquest (52 BC), Bibracte was a fortified city high (2500 feet) on Mt Beuvray, nearhistories of Julius Caesar and defended by Vercingetorix, Bibracte was first excavated in the 19th century.
	www.encyclopedie.cc /topic/Bibracte.html (500 words)

	Bibracte (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bibracte war ein Oppidum des gallischen Stammes der Haeduer (Aedui).
		Zugleich ist Bibracte der Ort einer Schlacht Caesars gegen die Helvetier.
		Bibracte war ein Oppidum (befestigte stadtähnliche Siedlung) der Aedui bei Autun.
	www.weblexikon.de /Bibrax.html (415 words)

	Google Earth Community: Bibracte Overlay
		Bibracte, située au sommet du Mont Beuvray, était la capitale des Eduens, d'abord alliés de Jules Cesar, puis qui se retournèrent contre lui après la bataille de Gergovie et furent vaincus avec Vercingetorix à Alésia, en 52 avant J.C..
		Bibracte, located at the top of the Beuvray Mountain, was the city of the Eduens, a gallic nation wich was first allied to Jules Cesar and who turned against him after the battle of Gergovie.
		Bibracte was then abandoned and his inhabitants moved to Autun.
	bbs.keyhole.com /ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=814921 (385 words)

	Bibracte font. Fonts-online.com
		Bibracte font (Monotype Imaging library) is available in OpenType, TrueType, PostScript (Type1) formats for PC and Mac.
		Download Bibracte, provided on Fonts.com from Monotype Imaging.
		Bibracte Font Family (Assorted Collection, 1 font weight).
	www.fonts-online.com /fonts/Bibracte-font/357.html (62 words)

	Bibracte - MedPort-Lexikon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Zugleich ist Bibracte der Ort einer Schlacht Caesars und verbündeter Gallier im Jahr 58 v.
		Die genaue Lage Bibractes in Mittelfrankreich (Burgund) ist nicht genau geklärt.
		Bibracte wurde nach der Gründung Augustodunums zur Zeit des Augustus von seinen Bewohnern verlassen.
	www.medport.de /lexikon/index.php/Bibracte (244 words)

	Bibracte Virtual IPIX Tour
		Bibracte was a major political, economic, and production center measuring over 200 hectares within its two sets of ramparts.
		The location of Bibracte was eventually lost to history, until Jacques-Gabriel Bulliot (1817-1902) conducted the first archaeological excavations and determined that this was the long lost city of Bibracte.
		Map of Bibracte showing the inner and outer ramparts in green and red and ancient roads in fl and yellow.
	www.informatics.org /bibracte/ipixmain.html (388 words)

	Mont-Beuvray and Bibracte, France. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		The settlement of Bibracte, the lines of which you can still follow through the trees, was inhabited from 5000 BC.
		In 52 BC it was the scene of an assembly of all the Gallic tribes, which resulted in the election of Vercingétorix as their commander-in-chief, in one last desperate attempt to fight off Roman imperialism.
		The Bibracte Musée de la Civilisation Celtique (daily except Tues: July & Aug 10am–7pm; Sept–June 10am–6pm; €5.50 museum entry, €8 with guided tour of archeological site; tel 03.85.86.52.35 for bookings) is a fascinating state-of-the-art museum displaying the many Celtic coins, jugs, platters and pieces of statues unearthed from the neighbouring archeological site.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/france/mont-beuvray_and_bibracte (252 words)

	les services educatifs a bibracte
		Bibracte a été aussi le théâtre de grands événements de notre histoire : en 52 avant J.C.,Vercingétorix y est élu chef des Gaules.
		C’est aussi à Bibracte que César a achevé la rédaction de ses " Commentaires sur la Guerre des Gaules ".
		Depuis 1984, les fouilles ont repris avec des chercheurs français et étrangers et Bibracte est désormais un centre de recherche européen pour la civilisation des oppida.
	crdp.ac-reims.fr /Ressources/brochures/blphg/bul20/apoil.htm (1326 words)

	Bibracte (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Five centuries after the Princess of Vix, another power in the Gallic world elected residence in the heart of present-day Burgundy: the Aedui tribe established its capital, Bibracte, atop Mont Beuvray, the last bastion of the Morvan dominating the river basins of the Saône and the Loire.
		However, over the last 150 years and thanks to the enthusiasm of archaeologists, the buried town is slowly surrendering its secrets.
		If one is to grasp fully the importance of Bibracte and appreciate daily life in the town, it is essential to visit the Museum of Celtic Civilisation, built on the hillside and a work of art in its own right.
	www.burgundy-tourism.com /patrimoine/bibracte.htm (402 words)

	Celter Smelter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The largest settlement of the Aeduan Celts between 180 BCE and 25 CE was the town of Bibracte in Morvan, France.
		Lead levels from anthropogenic sources at Bibracte peaked at the height of Aeduan civilization, then declined when the site was gradually abandoned after the Roman conquest of Gaul (58–51 BCE).
		Archeologists want to know whether the Celts settled in Bibracte because of the rich mineral deposits in the area, or if they discovered these deposits after the settlement was built.
	www.acs.org /portal/a/c/s/1/feature_pro.html?id=c373e9fa65d46cdf8f6a4fd8fe800100 (603 words)

	Escort to Bibracte - Campaign - Praetorians FAQ/Strategy Guide
		The final approach to Bibracte (4 on the map above) is relatively well guarded.
		Various cunning tactics are possible, for example, to sneak troops up onto the ridge on the southern side of the road (marked 6 on the map above), destroy the enemy Ballista, and then fire on waiting enemy soldiers below; or to circle through woodland and engage the enemy from the north.
		Rush the two Centurions into Bibracte to complete the mission: There is no need to 'mop up' every last enemy.
	www.capsu.org /praetorians/escort_to_bibracte.html (528 words)

	Duensberg
		Caesar describes Bibracte in more detail and mentions senate meetings and an election (Collis, 1997).
		Often enough only the ramparts have been investigated, because of the enormous size of the oppida, which makes settlement archaeology difficult, especially if a representative insight in the settlement history and the internal organization of the site are the aim (Wells 1984, 1987).
		Bibracte, Dünsberg) and peninsulae formed by river loops (e.g.
	leute.server.de /wittur/Duens/chapter1.html (3994 words)

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