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Autun (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 57 18 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.9549 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 18 01 E degrees minutes |
Long: 4.3004 decimal degrees |
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Note: Residence of the Roman prefects of Gaul and an important center of learning in Roman times; sacked by Tetricus in 269 CE; destroyed during Germanic invasions; restored in the 9th century; was burned by English during the Hundred Years' War in 1379. |
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| Autun (preferred,C,V)
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| Aedna (H,O)
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| Aedua (H,O)
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| Aeduorum civitas (H,O)
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| Aequorum civitas (H,O)
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| Augusta Francorum (H,O)
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| Augustodunum (H,O)
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| Eduense palatium (H,O)
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| Hedua (H,O)
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Autun (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Gaul (historical region) (P) |
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Autun (inhabited place) |
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Burgundy (historical region) (P) |
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Autun (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by the emperor Augustus |
| town (C) |
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| commune (administrative) (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| political center (H) |
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| educational center (H) |
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