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ARVERNI

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 711 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ARVERNI  , the name of an

ancient Gaulish tribe in the
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Auvergne, which still bears its name . It resisted Caesar longer than most of Gaul; when once vanquished it adopted
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Roman
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civilization readily . Its tribal deity, the
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god of the mountain, the
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Puy de Dome, rechristened in Roman phrase Mercurius Dumias, was famous far beyond its territory .
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Part of his temple has been excavated recently .

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