Arverni

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Celtic tribe Gallic tribe

The Arverni were a powerful Celtic tribe of central Gaul, noted for their wealth, influence, and leadership of resistance against Roman expansion under chieftains like Vercingetorix.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Arverni canonical 10
Arverni territory 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Celtic tribe ⓘ
Gallic tribe ⓘ
alliedWith other Gallic tribes ⓘ
capital Gergovia ⓘ
centerNear modern Auvergne region of France ⓘ
conflict war with Rome in 2nd century BCE ⓘ
country Gaul ⓘ
surface form: Roman Gaul
culture La Tène culture ⓘ
defeatedBy Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup Celtic tribes ⓘ
surface form: Celts
ethnonymOrigin possibly related to Auvergne toponym ⓘ
event Battle of Alesia ⓘ
Battle of Gergovia ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Gergovia
integratedInto Roman Empire ⓘ
knownFor political influence in Gaul ⓘ
resistance to Roman expansion ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
language Gaulish ⓘ
ledByDuringEvent Vercingetorix ⓘ
locatedIn Gaul ⓘ
Gallia Celtica ⓘ
surface form: central Gaul
lostIndependence 1st century BCE ⓘ
mentionedBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
mentionedIn Gallic Wars ⓘ
surface form: Commentarii de Bello Gallico
militaryRole leading Gallic coalition against Rome ⓘ
modernEquivalent people of Auvergne ⓘ
notableLeader Bituitus ⓘ
Luernius ⓘ
Vercingetorix ⓘ
notableRuler King Bituitus ⓘ
opposedBy Roman Republic ⓘ
participatedIn Gallic Wars ⓘ
politicalOrganization confederation of clans ⓘ
region Auvergne ⓘ
religion Celtic polytheism ⓘ
socialStructure tribal aristocracy ⓘ
successorTerritory Roman province of Aquitania ⓘ
Gallia Lugdunensis ⓘ
surface form: Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ
Late Roman Republic ⓘ
tributaryStatus subject to Rome after Gallic Wars ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gallic Wars → participant → Arverni ⓘ
Vercingetorix → memberOf → Arverni ⓘ
Vercingetorix → tribe → Arverni ⓘ
Celtic tribes → exampleTribe → Arverni ⓘ
Revolt of Vercingetorix → belligerent → Arverni ⓘ
Sequani → neighboringTribe → Arverni ⓘ
Roman conquest of Gaul → hasParticipant → Arverni ⓘ
Battle of Gergovia → belligerent → Arverni ⓘ
Battle of Gergovia → combatant → Arverni ⓘ
Gallia Aquitania → containsPeople → Arverni ⓘ
Gregory of Tours → placeOfBirth → Arverni ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arverni territory