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Gaesatae

Celtic warrior’s garments

The Gaesatae or Gaesati (Greek Γαισάται) were a group of Gallic mercenary warriors who lived in the Alps near the river Rhône and fought against the Roman Republic at the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC.[1][2][3]

According to some scholars, the Gaesatae may be identified with the Allobroges, who first appeared in the same region only a few years later in connection with Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 BC.[4][5]

  1. ^ Kruta 2000, p. 290.
  2. ^ Delamarre 2003, p. 174.
  3. ^ MacKillop 2004, s.v. Gaesatae.
  4. ^ Kruta 2000, p. 290: "Il s'agissait [les Gésates] de mercenaires transalpins appartenant à des populations qui étaient probablement installées alors sur la rive gauche du Rhône depuis quelques décennies seulement et semblent avoir été connues dans le dernier quart du me siècle av. J.-C., lors du passage d'Hannibal dans la région, sous le nom d'Allobroges (« gens d'un autre pays»)."
  5. ^ Bocquet 2009, pp. 35–36.

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