tribal confederation · France and the Low Countries

Volcae Arecomici

300 BCE – 121 BCE (approx.) · capital Nemausus

Celtic people of eastern Languedoc whose sacred spring at Nemausus became the Roman city of Nîmes.

Origins

The Arecomici were the eastern branch of the Volcae, a Celtic people who settled between the Rhône and the Hérault in the 3rd century BCE. Strabo records that twenty-four villages were subject to their chief town Nemausus, which grew up around a sacred spring.

Rule and society

They lived in hilltop oppida such as Nages, and Nemausus had a stone tower, the Tour Magne, before the Romans arrived. They traded closely with Massalia and struck coins with Greek and Latin letters.

Decline and legacy

Their land came under Rome in 121 BCE and part of it was given to Massalia by Pompey. Nemausus became a Latin colony with rich monuments, including the Maison Carrée and the aqueduct carried by the Pont du Gard.

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

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