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Augusta Suessionum
Augusta
Suessionum
was the
civitas
capital
of the
Suessiones
, a
Belgic tribe
dwelling
in the
modern
Aisne
and
Oise
regions
.
Today
known as
Soissons
, the
Roman
city
was
founded
during the
reign
of
Augustus
around
20 BC
near their
central
oppidum
,
Noviodunum
.