Albici
Sign in to saveThe Albici (also Albieis or Albienses) were a Gallic tribe living in modern Vaucluse (southeastern France) during the Iron Age and the Roman period. A long-standing ally of the Greek colony of Massalia, they were likely incorporated into the province of Gallia Narbonensis by the Romans in the late 2nd century BC. The Albici played a notable role during the siege of Massalia in 49 BC.
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The Albici (also Albieis or Albienses) were a Gallic tribe living in modern Vaucluse (southeastern France) during the Iron Age and the Roman period. A long-standing ally of the Greek colony of Massalia, they were likely incorporated into the province of Gallia Narbonensis by the Romans in the late 2nd century BC. The Albici played a notable role during the siege of Massalia in 49 BC.
== Name == They are mentioned as Albici by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC) and Pliny (1st c. AD), and as Albieīs ('Αλβιεĩς) and Albióchi ('Αλβίοιχοι) by Strabo (early 1st c. AD).
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