chiefdom · France and the Low Countries

Andecavi

300 BCE – 51 BCE (approx.)

Gallic people of Anjou whose leader Dumnacus fought one of the last campaigns against Rome in 51 BCE.

Origins

The Andecavi, called Andes by Caesar, lived on the lower Loire around Angers. Caesar quartered legions among them in 57 BCE and records that they joined the revolt of 52 BCE.

Rule and society

Little is known of their institutions beyond their war leaders.

Decline and legacy

In 51 BCE Dumnacus besieged the pro-Roman Pictones in Lemonum, but was defeated by Caesar's legate Gaius Fabius and fled. Under Rome their chief town was Juliomagus, later called Andecavi, the origin of Angers and of the name Anjou.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Andecavi. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/andecavi
MLA
“Andecavi.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/andecavi. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Andecavi.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/andecavi.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Andecavi’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/andecavi (Accessed: ).

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