Place · river

Saône

Also known as Arar

The Saône is a river of eastern France, rising in the Vosges and flowing about 470 km south to join the Rhône at Lyon. Known to the Romans as the Arar, it was a major trade route linking the Rhône valley with northern Gaul. Julius Caesar defeated part of the migrating Helvetii at a crossing of the Arar in 58 BCE.

Saône
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Mentioned in 13 state histories

LingonesMediomatriciSequaniSegusiaviAeduiAmbarriKingdom of the BurgundiansWest FranciaCounty of MâconLordship of BeaujeuFree County of BurgundyImperial City of Besançonand 1 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saône. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saone
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“Saône.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saone. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Saône.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saone.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Saône’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saone (Accessed: ).

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