Avaricum
Sign in to saveAvaricum was an oppidum in ancient Gaul, near what is now the city of Bourges. Avaricum, situated in the lands of the Bituriges Cubi, was the largest and best-fortified town within their territory, situated on very fertile lands. The terrain favored the oppidum, as it was flanked by a river and marshland, with only a single, narrow entrance. By the time of the Roman conquest in 52 BC, the city, according to Julius Caesar, had a population of 40,000 people who were then almost all killed.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Avaricum
- Ancient site.map_type
- France
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250
- Ancient site.location
- France
- Ancient site.region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Military conflict.conflict
- Siege of Avaricum
- Military conflict.partof
- the Gallic Wars
- Military conflict.date
- 52 BC
- Military conflict.place
- Gaul
- Military conflict.result
- Roman victory
- Military conflict.combatant1
- Roman Republic Caesar's army Rome's Gallic allies Aedui Boii
- Military conflict.combatant2
- Vercingetorix's coalition
- Military conflict.commander1
- Gaius Julius Caesar
- Military conflict.commander2
- Vercingetorix
- Military conflict.strength1
- 30,000–40,000 25,000–30,000 legionaries
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- Siege of Avaricum
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Avaricum was an oppidum in ancient Gaul, near what is now the city of Bourges. Avaricum, situated in the lands of the Bituriges Cubi, was the largest and best-fortified town within their territory, situated on very fertile lands. The terrain favored the oppidum, as it was flanked by a river and marshland, with only a single, narrow entrance. By the time of the Roman conquest in 52 BC, the city, according to Julius Caesar, had a population of 40,000 people who were then almost all killed.
==Siege of Avaricum== thumb|left|250px|Model of the siege of Avaricum.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Avaricum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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