The Séquanes were one of the Gallic Peuples influential of the east of Gaulle in contact with the Helvètes. They controlled a vast territory corresponding today to the Franche-Comté, between the the Saone, the the Rhone, the the Jura and the the Vosges and were opposed to their neighbors in the west the Éduens.

Protohistoire

They settled in this area about fourth century BC. Very powerful at third century BC and second century BC, they were weakened by an occupation of part of their territory by the Germains, the Suèves of Arioviste, towards 72 av. J. - C., which settle towards the current Alsace. Their capital was Vesontio (Besancon). Among the other known important cities one finds Epomanduodurum (Mandeure), Segobodium (Seveux) and Luxovium (Luxeuil).

Adversaries of Éduens in 58 av. J. - C., they are beaten by Jules César which quotes them in its Commentaires on the War of Gaules ( Commentarii of bello gallico ). The the Seine, quoted it also by Jules César in the form Sequana , was named thus by them since their territory extended until the sources from the river. According to Dion Cassius, it is on their territory that was held the battles of Alésia in -52. This passage of the late Greek historian led as of the 19th century a certain number of researchers to think that, contrary to the assertions of Napoleon III in favor of Sorb-apple-Holy-Queen (Coast-in Or), the site of Alésia would be probably in the Jura. Several sites were proposed then for the majority given up, the last to be proposed is Lime-of-Crotenay the (the Jura). If the assumption of Alésia Jurassic is savagely defended by its partisans, it is very minority today in the scientific community.

The Potin with the famous person is a currency Gaulois E frequently found on the territory of the departments of the Haute-Saône, of the Coast-with Or, the the Jura, the Doubs and Saône-et-Loire. This distribution makes it possible to allot coining of it to Séquanes.

The animal stylized with the reverse is interpreted like an ibex or more probably like a leaping bull.

Imperial time

During the Roman Empire, Séquanes remained a powerful city integrated into the de Gaulle provinces and of Germanic. Archeology testifies primarily to this period, with certain important monuments as the Black Porte of Besancon dating from the second century.

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