Gorgobina
Sign in to saveGorgobina was a Celtic oppidum (fortified city) on the territory of the Aedui tribe. After the defeat of the Helvetii in 58 BC at nearby Bibracte, the Helvetians' Boii allies settled there (Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico, I., 28). Whether this was an act of clemency on Julius Caesar's part may be disputed.
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Gorgobina was a Celtic oppidum (fortified city) on the territory of the Aedui tribe. After the defeat of the Helvetii in 58 BC at nearby Bibracte, the Helvetians' Boii allies settled there (Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico, I., 28). Whether this was an act of clemency on Julius Caesar's part may be disputed.
With the Aedui being allies of Rome, Vercingetorix besieged Gorgobina in the course of his campaign:
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