A man who fled to this region named Mandubracius sought protection from its proconsul.
A man who fled to this region named Mandubracius sought protection from its proconsul. At one battle in this region, hidden tree branches called "cippi," iron hooks called "stimuli," and covered pit traps called "lilia" were laid between a contravallation and a circumvallation. One account told of this region's practice of burning a large effigy with people inside, known as the "wicker man." Ariovistus was a warchief in this province, where the Aedui revolted shortly before the siege of Gergovia. The Romans founded the city of Lugdunum in this province, where a defeat at Alesia for Vercingetorix was described in an eight-book Commentaries. For 10 points, name this Roman province divided into Cisalpine and Transalpine regions, where Julius Caesar won wars within what's now modern-day France.
A man who fled to this region named Mandubracius sought protection from its proconsul.
Gaul [or Gallia]