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The Ambarri were a Gallic
Gaul

Gaul is the name used for the region of Western Europe comprising part of present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the River Rhine....
 people, whom Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

'Gaius Julius Caesar' , July 13, 100 BC ? March 15, 44 BC,) was a Roman Republic military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
 (B. G. i. 11) calls close allies and kinsmen of the Aedui
Aedui

Aedui, Haedui or Hedui , are Gallic people of Gallia Lugdunensis, who inhabited the country between the Arar and Liger , in today's France....
. If the reading Aedui Ambarri in the passage referred to is correct, the Ambarri were Aedui. They are not mentioned among the clientes of the Aedui. (B. G. vii. 75.) They occupied a tract in the valley of the Rhône
Rhône River

The Rhone, or the Rh?ne is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France....
, probably in the angle between the Saône
Saône

The Sa?ne is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rh?ne River . Rising at Viom?nil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rh?ne in Lyon ....
 and the Rhône; and their neighbors on the east were the Allobroges
Allobroges

The Allobroges were a warlike Celts tribe in Gaul located between the Rh?ne River and the Lake of Geneva in what later became Savoy, Dauphin?, and Vivarais....
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The Ambarri were a Gallic
Gaul

Gaul is the name used for the region of Western Europe comprising part of present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the River Rhine....
 people, whom Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

'Gaius Julius Caesar' , July 13, 100 BC ? March 15, 44 BC,) was a Roman Republic military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
 (B. G. i. 11) calls close allies and kinsmen of the Aedui
Aedui

Aedui, Haedui or Hedui , are Gallic people of Gallia Lugdunensis, who inhabited the country between the Arar and Liger , in today's France....
. If the reading Aedui Ambarri in the passage referred to is correct, the Ambarri were Aedui. They are not mentioned among the clientes of the Aedui. (B. G. vii. 75.) They occupied a tract in the valley of the Rhône
Rhône River

The Rhone, or the Rh?ne is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France....
, probably in the angle between the Saône
Saône

The Sa?ne is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rh?ne River . Rising at Viom?nil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rh?ne in Lyon ....
 and the Rhône; and their neighbors on the east were the Allobroges
Allobroges

The Allobroges were a warlike Celts tribe in Gaul located between the Rh?ne River and the Lake of Geneva in what later became Savoy, Dauphin?, and Vivarais....
. They are mentioned by Livy
Livy

Titus Livius , known as Livy in English language, was a Ancient Rome historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time....
 (v. 34) with the Aedui among those Galli who were said to have crossed the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 into Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 in the time of Tarquinius Priscus
Tarquinius Priscus

Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, also called Tarquin the Elder or Tarquin I, was the fifth Kings of Rome from 616 BC to 579 BC. His wife was Tanaquil....
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Several communes
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in today's Ain
Ain

Ain is a Departments of France named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rh?ne-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Sa?ne and Rh?ne, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation....
 department of France derive their name from them, including: Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Ambérieu-en-Bugey

Amb?rieu-en-Bugey is a Communes of France in the Departments of France of Ain in eastern France.It is the largest town in the arrondissement of Belley and the seat of the Amb?rieu-en-Bugey canton, as well as the capital of the historic region of Bugey....
, Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Ambérieux-en-Dombes

Amb?rieux-en-Dombes is a Communes of France in the Departments of France of Ain in eastern France.The town is home to a 14th-century castle, and was the birthplace of Gundobad, 6th-century king of the Burgundians....
, Ambutrix
Ambutrix

Ambutrix is a Communes of France in the Ain Departments of France in the Rh?ne-Alpes Regions of France in eastern France....
 and Ambronay
Ambronay

Ambronay is a Communes of France in the Ain Departments of France in the Rh?ne-Alpes Regions of France in eastern France. It is situated some north of the town of Amb?rieu-en-Bugey....
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