Allier
Place
Gallic War 7.34 supplies the first indexed source portrait: “Having pronounced this decree between [the contending parties], he exhorted the Aedui to bury in oblivion their disputes and dissensions, and, laying aside all these things, devote themselves to the war, and expect from him, on the conquest of Gaul, those rewards which they should have earned, and send speedily to him all their cavalry and ten thousand …”
Named form in selected editions; identity established only to the extent of the cited context.
Gallic War 7.34
Caesar
Having pronounced this decree between [the contending parties], he exhorted the Aedui to bury in oblivion their disputes and dissensions, and, laying aside all these things, devote themselves to the war, and expect from him, on the conquest of Gaul, those rewards which they should have earned, and send speedily to him all their cavalry and ten thousand infantry, which he might place in different garrisons to protect his convoys of provisions, and then divided his army into two parts: he gave Labienus four legions to lead into the country of the Senones and Parisii ; and led in person six into the country of the Arverni, in the direction of the town of Gergovia , along the banks of the Allier . He gave part of the cavalry to Labienus and kept part to himself. …
Gallic War 7.35
Caesar
When each army was in sight of the other, and was pitching their camp almost opposite that of the enemy, scouts being distributed in every quarter, lest the Romans should build a bridge and bring over their troops; it was to Caesar a matter attended with great difficulties, lest he should be hindered from passing the river during the greater part of the summer, as the Allier can not generally be forded before the autumn. …
Gallic War 7.53
Caesar
… The enemy not even then pursuing us, on the third day he repaired the bridge over the river Allier, and led over his whole army.
Geographical record
Pleiades representative point · rough
An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 14 I2 Elaver/Elaris fl.
Pleiades 138340 · CC BY 3.0 · Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 14 I2 Elaver/Elaris fl.