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Excavations, Bibracte, Burgundy, France

Archaeological excavations in the monumental basilica complex, built late 1st century BC, at Bibracte, a Gaulish oppidum or fortified city, once the capital of the Aedui, at Mont Beuvray near Autun in Burgundy, France. The column bases spanned 4 by 8 columns supporting the central roof of a large room with porticoes and courtyards, suggesting a forum. Before the Roman conquest of Gaul under Julius Caesar in 52 BC, the Celtic city of Bibracte had over 30,000 inhabitants. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Archaeological excavations in the monumental basilica complex, built late 1st century BC, at Bibracte, a Gaulish oppidum or fortified city, once the capital of the Aedui, at Mont Beuvray near Autun in Burgundy, France. The column bases spanned 4 by 8 columns supporting the central roof of a large room with porticoes and courtyards, suggesting a forum. Before the Roman conquest of Gaul under Julius Caesar in 52 BC, the Celtic city of Bibracte had over 30,000 inhabitants. Picture by Manuel Cohen