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Plancus decided that the colony
would lie 30km to the north of the Roman town of Vienna,
today's Vienne, at the confluence of two rivers,
the Rhone and the Saone - a strategic crossroads
at the extremity of Transalpine Gaul, already under Roman control
would lie 30km to the north of the Roman town of Vienna,
today's Vienne, at the confluence of two rivers,
the Rhone and the Saone - a strategic crossroads
at the extremity of Transalpine Gaul, already under Roman control
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Plancus decided that the colony
would lie 30km to the north
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of the Roman town of Vienna,
today's Vienne,
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at the confluence of two rivers,
the Rhone and the Saone -
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a strategic crossroads
at the extremity of Transalpine Gaul,
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already under Roman control.
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Movie Summary
50 BC: Julius Cesar reigned supreme over Gaul. But this was no simple military conquest. Rome wanted to spread its greatness, bringing civilization to the defeated barbarians now part of the Empire. Rome's new territory was transf...
