Rauraci

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The Rauraci were a small Celtic tribe of the Iron Age and Roman period, living in the Upper Rhine region near the Helvetii, in what is now parts of Switzerland and eastern France.

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Rauraci canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Celtic tribe
Roman colony
ancient people
archaeologicalEvidence burial sites
coins
pottery
settlements
archaeologicalSite Augusta Raurica
capital Augusta Raurica
culture La Tène culture
disappearance gradual assimilation into Gallo-Roman population
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
trade
ethnicGroup Celts
linked to: Celtic tribes
historicalSource classical authors
incorporatedInto Roman Empire
livedIn Upper Rhine region
eastern France
northwestern Switzerland
locatedIn near Basel
locatedNear Jura Mountains
Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
mentionedBy Julius Caesar
mentionedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars
militaryRole provided auxiliary troops to Rome
modernTerritory France
Germany
Switzerland
nameEtymology possibly derived from a local river or place-name
neighborOf Helvetii
participatedIn Helvetian migration
partOf Celtic world
Gaul
politicalStatus tribe
region Gallia Belgica
Upper Rhine
religion Celtic polytheism
romanization underwent cultural romanization
spokeLanguage Gaulish
subduedBy Julius Caesar
Roman Republic
timePeriod Iron Age
Roman period
urbanCenter Augusta Raurica

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