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Vellaunodunum

Western Europe

Vellaunodunum was a Gallic oppidum of the Senones tribe in what is now France, located two days march from Agedincum. During the revolt of Vercingetorix in 52 BC, Julius Caesar besieged the town, which surrendered within three days and handed over six hundred hostages.

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Latitude
48.5 degrees north 1
Longitude
2.5 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Vellaunodunum (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 48.5, longitude 2.5
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Wikidata: Vellaunodunum
Wikidata Q673209, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Vellaunodunum (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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