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    Redones (redirect from Riedones)
    The Redones or Riedones (Gaulish: Rēdones, later Riedones, 'chariot- or horse-drivers') were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the eastern part of the Brittany...
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    cross the Channel to discourage further support of the Riedones by the Britons. In 52 BC, the Riedones responded to the call of Vercingetorix to furnish a...
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    before 832; however, it would seem that there was a parish by the name of Riedones which gave the town its name. In 832, Conwoion, a Breton monk with the...
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    under the initial name of Riedones, long after the Redones people were assimilated to Bretons; the cultural link between Riedones and the former Redones...
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    which refers to a river confluence. Riedonum comes from the tribe of the Riedones, of which Condate was the capital. This epithet was only used after the...
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    coins often feature horses, and the Venetes, Namnetes, Coriosolites and Riedones created coins with chariots, as well as naked riding goddesses. A Venetes...
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    The known history of Amanlis dates back to pre-Roman times, when the Riedones or Redones tribe of Gauls inhabited the area. The primary products of Amanlis...
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    westwards through the commune. In ancient times the town was part of the Riedones, one of the five Breton federations. Following the Roman invasion of 56...
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