Atrebates
Sign in to saveThe Atrebates (Gaulish: *Atrebatis, 'dwellers, land-owners, possessors of the soil') were a Belgic tribe of the Iron Age and the Roman period, originally dwelling in the Artois region.
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- Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester)
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- CommiusTincomarus, Eppillus, Verica
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- tribe
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- Gauls
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- Celtic Britons
- Capital
- Arras
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Name
- Geography
- Territory
- Settlements
- History
- Gaul
- Britain
- List of kings of the Atrebates{{anchor|Rulers}}
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The Atrebates (Gaulish: *Atrebatis, 'dwellers, land-owners, possessors of the soil') were a Belgic tribe of the Iron Age and the Roman period, originally dwelling in the Artois region.
After the tribes of Gallia Belgica were defeated by Caesar in 57 BC, 4,000 Atrebates participated in the Battle of Alesia in 52, led by their chief Commius. They revolted again in 51 BC, after which they maintained a friendly relationship with Rome, as Commius received sovereignty over the neighbouring Morini. The quality of their woollens is still mentioned in 301 AD by Diocletian's Price Edict.
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