Mandubii
The Mandubii were a small Gallic tribe, dwelling near their capital Alesia, within the Haux-Aixois region during the late La Tène period.Name
An oppidum Mandubiorum is mentioned by Caesar, and the tribe is designated as Mandoubíōn by Strabo.
The name Mandubii stems from Gaulish mandus.Geography
The territory of the Mandubii was located in the Haux-Aixois region, between the settlements of Alesia in the north, Blessey in the east, Braux in the west, and Sombernon in the southeast. During the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, their small territory was incorporated into the Lingonian territory. In the unstable period following the death of Nero in 68 AD, the Mandubii were excluded from the Lingonian territory and attached to the Aedui.History
Mandubian ceramics are attested in Villaines-les-Prévôtes by the 2nd century BC. While under the influence of the neighbouring and more powerful Aedui and Lingones, the Mandubii benefited from a relative autonomy before the Roman conquest.
