Ambiani
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The Ambiani were an Iron Age Celtic tribe of the Belgae, known from Julius Caesar’s accounts for inhabiting the region around modern Amiens in northern Gaul.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgae tribe
ⓘ
Celtic tribe ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
coin hoards
ⓘ
settlement remains near Amiens ⓘ |
| capital | Samarobriva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredAround | modern Amiens ⓘ |
| coinageType | Gallo-Belgic coinage ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| culture | La Tène culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ minting of coins ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Belgae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymAttestedAs | Ambiani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage |
Gaulish
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict | Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
archaeology
ⓘ
classical sources ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Celtic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gallia Belgica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Commentarii de Bello Gallico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernRegionOverlap | Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryOverlap | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighbouringTribe |
Atrebates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bellovaci NERFINISHED ⓘ Morini NERFINISHED ⓘ Suessiones NERFINISHED ⓘ Viromandui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal polity ⓘ |
| produced |
gold coins
ⓘ
potin coins ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| regionType | civitas ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| romanAdministrativeUnit | civitas Ambianorum ⓘ |
| SamarobrivaIs | Amiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subduedBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
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