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Avaricum

oppidum in ancient Gaul, near what is now the city of Bourges
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Avaricum

Summary

Avaricum is an archaeological site[1]. Avaricum ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Avaricum is located in Bourges[3].
  • Avaricum is in the country of France[4].
  • Avaricum's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Avaricum is part of Gallic War[6].
  • Avaricum's Commons category is recorded as Avaricum (ville romaine)[7].
  • Avaricum occurred on November 30, 52 BC[8].
  • Avaricum took place on 500[9].
  • Avaricum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.0844444444, 'lon': 2.39638888889}[10].
  • Avaricum's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11].
  • Avaricum's described by source is recorded as Tabula Peutingeriana[12].
  • Avaricum's capital of is recorded as Aquitania prima[13].

Body

Geography

Avaricum is in the country of France[4]. Avaricum is located in Bourges[3]. Avaricum is part of Gallic War[6].

Designation and Status

Avaricum's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].

Why It Matters

Avaricum ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] Avaricum has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

Bourges France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Tabula Peutingeriana. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Bourges
    Coordinates → —
    Capital of → Aquitania prima
    Described by source → Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Tabula Peutingeriana
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||es */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31337|batch #31337]]: Des francia"
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