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Vienne

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vienne town (1990 pop. 30,386), Isère dept., SE France, on the Rhône River. It is a farm trade center with textile, metallurgical, and footwear industries. The capital of the Allobroges, Vienne (then Vienna) became one of the chief cities of Roman Gaul, one of the first archiepiscopal sees (suppressed in 1790), and the seat of several kings of Burgundy (5th-9th cent.; see under Burgundy ). A council held there abolished (1312) the Knights Templars . Rich in Roman remains, Vienne has the temple of Augustus and Livia (c.25 BC), which rivals the Maison Carrée of Nîmes;... Read more
Vienne
Vienne river, 230 mi (370 km) long, rising in the Massif Central, central France, and flowing W past Limoges, then N into the Loire near Saumur. Author not available, VIENNE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008 Read more
Council of Vienne
Council of Vienne 1311-12, 15th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, held at Vienne, France. It was convened by Pope Clement V...errors of the Beghards . Author not available, VIENNE, COUNCIL OF. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth... Read more

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