Despite this alliance, the Aedui will stand alongside the other Gallic peoples during the great revolt of 52 BC and it was in Bibracte that Vercingetorix achieved Gallic unity against the Romans. After his definitive victory in Alesia, it was again in Bibracte that Caesar took up his winter quarters and completed the writing of the first seven books of his Commentarii de Bello Gallico.
Their work revealed the complex organization of this very large urban agglomeration, protected by a powerful rampart. After a long interruption, excavations at the Mont Beuvray resumed in With its exceptional infrastructure, including the museum of Celtic civilization, Bibracte has become a unique laboratory in Europe, where researchers and students from France, Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland work together, sharing their experiences and traditions for the benefit of a common project.
Bibracte has been classified as a Historic Monument and Site since and was awarded the label of Grand Site de France in Founded around BC, the town that Caesar refers to as "the largest and richest oppidum of the Aedui" is one of the most exceptional examples of these fortified urban sites that characterize the last phase of the Second Iron Age. The city is protected by a powerful wall of the murus gallicus type, which delimits an area of ha at the top of the Mont Beuvray.
A second, older fortification line encloses an even larger area, around ha. Among the many gates in the city, the Porte du Rebout opens onto the main ancient road, about 15 metres wide, which ran through the site from side to side. The oppidum was thus crossed by several ways, structuring urban planning. The traditional Gallic houses, sometimes with wooden cellars, are surrounded by stone and mortar buildings with typical Roman terracotta tile roofs.
Recent excavations have also uncovered a basilica, possibly belonging to a forum; its dating between and makes this civil building the oldest example known to date north of the Alps. The occupation of Bibracte lasted only about a century. Rebuilding the walls of Bibracte. The shop and the museum bookshop Bibracte.
Bazois-Morvan railbike in Chateau-Chinon Campagne. All leisure activities around the Oppidum of Bibracte. All restaurants around the Oppidum of Bibracte. Cabane sur l'eau Sud Morvan Insolite. Gite "La Bergerie" at Saussey. All vacation rentals around the Oppidum of Bibracte. Camping Manoir de Bezolle.
All campsites around the Oppidum of Bibracte. Camping des 2 Rives- Chambres. Hotel Fortin. Julius Caesar also passed through here after his victory in Alesia. It is believed that it was in Bibracte that he finished writing his book " Gallic War ". The town of Bibracte was abandoned 2 thousand years ago and is now slowly rising from the ashes thanks to the excavation work that has been carried out here every year since the 19th century.
Each year, new discoveries are made and we learn more and more about the lives of our ancestors here. So just make sure you've got good walking shoes and you're ready to set off alone or with a guide, to come and explore the town of the Aedui tribe across hectares of land. An impressive archaeological site, listed as a "Grand Site de France"! In Burgundy, "Archaeology" doesn't necessarily mean "old and dusty"! This museum is full of innovative digital devices that tell the story of Bibracte and how the site has been rediscovered over time.
Workshops, guided tours, screens, tablets, etc. It was in Bibracte that Vercingetorix was proclaimed head of the Gallic tribes before later coming into battle with the Roman Empire, and being forced to surrender to Julius Caesar, and therefore letting the Roman Empire take over Gaul.
From the heights of Bibracte to the oppidum in Alesia, there is a trail that takes visitors through the highlights of the history of the Gauls. The trail is as close as possible to the historic facts and to the actual route taken by the Gallic troops who came to follow their chief Vercingetorix. You can choose how you want to explore this route, either on foot, on horseback or on a mountain bike. You'll see them as you are exploring Mont-Beuvray. They are twisted, rounded, bumpy
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