Bituriges Vivisci

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The Bituriges Vivisci were an ancient Celtic tribe of southwestern Gaul, known as the inhabitants of the region around present-day Bordeaux before Roman rule.

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Bituriges Vivisci canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Celtic tribe
archaeologicalEvidenceAt Bordeaux area
capital Burdigala
coastalAccess Atlantic Ocean
continent Europe
culture La Tène culture
economyActivity salt trade
trade
viticulture
ethnicity Celtic
incorporatedInto Roman sphere of influence in 1st century BC
integratedInto Roman provincial system
knownFor control of estuarine trade routes
harbor at Burdigala
languageFamily Celtic languages
locatedIn Aquitania
region around present-day Bordeaux
southwestern Gaul
mentionedBy Julius Caesar
mentionedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars
modernCountryTerritory France
modernLocationCorrespondsTo Bordeaux
nameLanguage Gaulish
Latin
neighboringTribe Lemovices
Pictones
Santones
Vasates
partOf Aquitanian Gaul
linked to: Gallia Aquitania

Gaul
politicalOrganization tribal polity
predecessorOf Gallo-Roman population of Bordeaux
preRomanInhabitantsOf Bordeaux region
provinceUnderRome Gallia Aquitania
regionInModernFrance Nouvelle-Aquitaine
regionType coastal and riverine territory
relatedEthnicallyTo Bituriges Cubi
religion Celtic polytheism
riverNearby Garonne
strategicImportance control of Garonne estuary
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman Republican period
linked to: Roman Republic

early Roman Imperial period
typeOfSociety tribal society
underRomanRule Roman Empire
urbanCenter Burdigala

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Burdigala hasPreRomanPeople Bituriges Vivisci
Gallia Aquitania containsPeople Bituriges Vivisci