chiefdom · France and the Low Countries

Elusates

300 BCE – 56 BCE (approx.) · capital Elusa

Aquitanian people of the Armagnac whose town Elusa, modern Eauze, became a provincial capital of late Roman Gaul.

Origins

The Elusates lived in the north-west of the modern Gers, in the Armagnac hills. Caesar names them among the Aquitanian peoples who surrendered to Publius Crassus in 56 BCE.

Rule and society

Nothing is known of their pre-Roman government. They belonged to the Aquitani, whose language was related to Basque.

Decline and legacy

Under Rome Elusa grew into a prosperous town, and in the late 3rd century it became the capital of the province of Novempopulana. The Eauze treasure, a hoard of nearly 28,000 coins and jewellery buried in the 3rd century, shows its wealth.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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

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