chiefdom · France and the Low Countries

Suessiones

300 BCE – 57 BCE (approx.) · capital Noviodunum

Belgic people of the Aisne valley whose kings once ruled across Gaul and Britain, and who led the coalition against Caesar in 57 BCE.

Origins

The Suessiones held fertile land along the Aisne, around Soissons. Caesar was told that within living memory their king Diviciacus had been the most powerful ruler in Gaul, holding sway over much of Belgic Gaul and over Britain.

Rule and society

They shared laws and magistrates with their neighbours the Remi, and Caesar credits them with twelve fortified towns and fifty thousand warriors. Their king Galba was chosen to command the Belgic league in 57 BCE.

Decline and legacy

After the league dispersed, Caesar besieged their oppidum of Noviodunum, and the Suessiones surrendered and were placed under the Remi. Under Rome their town Augusta Suessionum became Soissons, later capital of the Domain of Soissons and of Frankish kingdoms.

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

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