Created by Timetravelrome in collaboration with Michel Gybels. The year was 52 BCE, and Gaul was ablaze with rebellion. After years of Roman expansion, the Celtic tribes had finally united under a charismatic leader named Vercingetorix. What followed would become one of history's most epic sieges – a make-or-break moment that would determine the fate of Gaul. The history of the battle In [...]
Michel Gybels for Time Travel Rome Not far from the Belgian border, in the north of France, is the Gallo-Roman site and museum of Bavay - ancient Bagacum (from the Celtic word for ‘beech’). The city was probably founded at the end of the 1st century BC. Situated at a strategic crossroads, it grew to become one of the largest and most important [...]
Written by Michel Gybels for Time Travel Rome Situated on the north bank of the River Creuse in central Gaul, the city of Argentomagus (meaning ‘money market’) was already a local centre before the Romans arrived around 50 BC. The Romans built a bridge across the river and Argentomagus became a thriving center of trade in the second and third centuries AD. The [...]