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Bituriges

The Bituriges (Bituriges-Cubi) was a tribe with its capital at Bourges

Bourges

Bourges is a commune in France in central France on the Y?vre river. It is the capital of the Departments of France of Cher and also was the capital of the former provinces of France of Berry ....
(Avaricum). Early in the first century BCE, they had been one of the main tribes, especially in terms of Druids and their political influence. But they soon declined in power as the Druids were an important target for Caesar

Caesar

Caesar or C?sar may refer to the following:...
in his conquest of Gaul.

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The Bituriges (Bituriges-Cubi) was a tribe with its capital at Bourges

Bourges

Early in the first century BCE, they had been one of the main tribes, especially in terms of Druids and their political influence. But they soon declined in power as the Druids were an important target for Caesar

Caesar

Caesar or C?sar may refer to the following:...
in his conquest of Gaul. What is more, the fact that Avaricum

Bourges

Vercingetorix

Vercingetorix , born around 82 BC, died 46 BC, was tribal chief of the Arverni, originating from the Arvernian city of Gergovia and known as the man who led the Gauls in their ultimately unsuccessful war against Roman republic rule under Julius Caesar....
, for once not following his scorched earth

Scorched earth

A scorched earth policy is a military strategy or operational method which involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area....
strategy, was not to burn in front of Caesar's legions is another proof of the political importance of the Bituriges. Eventually the town was to be buried by the Roman legions.

Argentomagus

Argentomagus

The Roman city of Argentomagus was located in the Mersans plateau, at the strategic point where a Roman bridge once traversed the River Creuse. The Latin name of the city meant "Silver Market." The modern city of Argenton-sur-Creuse takes its name from the ancient site of Argentomagus....
(near today's Argenton-sur-Creuse

Argenton-sur-Creuse

Argenton-sur-Creuse is a Communes of France in the Indre Departments of France in central France. It lies on the Creuse River, 19 m. SSW of Ch?teauroux, close to the A20 motorway....
) was another oppidum

Oppidum

Oppidum is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area of ancient Rome. The word is derived from the earlier Latin ob-pedum, "enclosed space," possibly from the Proto-Indo-European language *ped?m-, "occupied space" or "footprint."...
of theirs. This is one of several tribes which seem to have split, the Bituriges-Cubi lived near Bourges/Berry

Berry (province)

Berry is a region located in the center of France. It was a Provinces of France until the provinces were replaced by d?partement in Frances on March 4, 1790....
, the Bituriges-Vivisci near Burdigala (Bordeaux

Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
).

The name seems to mean kings of the world.

The motto of this antic people was "SUMMA IMPERII PENES BITURIGES".(Tite-Live, (V, XXXIV), meaning: all the power in the hands of the Bituriges)

Bituriges

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