chiefdom · France and the Low Countries

Cadurci

300 BCE – 51 BCE (approx.) · capital Uxellodunum

Gallic people of Quercy whose hill fort of Uxellodunum was the last stronghold to resist Caesar, in 51 BCE.

Origins

The Cadurci lived in the valley of the Lot and its limestone plateaus, in the modern Lot. They were clients of the Arverni and produced linen famous in the Roman world.

Rule and society

Their leader Lucterius was one of the most active commanders of the revolt of 52 BCE, raising peoples of the south to threaten the Roman Province.

Decline and legacy

In 51 BCE Lucterius and the Senonian Drappes held Uxellodunum, probably the Puy d'Issolud. Caesar cut off its water supply by tunnelling to the spring, and after the surrender he cut off the hands of the defenders as a warning. Under Rome their town Divona became Cahors.

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

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