Ambiorix
Sign in to saveAmbiorix (Gaulish "king of the surroundings", or "king-protector") ( 54–53 BC) was, together with Cativolcus, prince of the Eburones, leader of a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul (Gallia Belgica), where modern Belgium is located. In the 19th century, Ambiorix became a Belgian national hero because of his resistance against Julius Caesar, as written in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.
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- Died
- 0053-00-00
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- Ambiorix
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- King and chieftain of the Belgae
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- Prince of the Eburones
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- Statue of Ambiorix in Tongeren, Belgium.
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- Gaul
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Key dates
- Died
- 53 BCE
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Wikidata facts
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Gaul
- Place of death
- Gaul
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- king
- Noble title
- king
- Conflict
- Gallic War
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- Ambiorix.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
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- Biography
- Early history
- Resisting the Romans
- Caesar's revenge
- Legacy
- References
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
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Ambiorix (Gaulish "king of the surroundings", or "king-protector") ( 54–53 BC) was, together with Cativolcus, prince of the Eburones, leader of a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul (Gallia Belgica), where modern Belgium is located. In the 19th century, Ambiorix became a Belgian national hero because of his resistance against Julius Caesar, as written in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.
== Name == It is generally accepted that Ambiorix is a Gaulish personal name formed with the prefix ambio- attached to rix ('king'), but the meaning of the first element is debated. Some scholars translate Ambiorix as the 'king of the surroundings' or 'king of the enclosure', by interpreting ambio- as a thematized form of ambi- ('around, on both sides') meaning 'surroundings' or else 'enclosure' (cf. Old Irish imbe 'enclosure'). Alternatively, Fredrik Otto Lindeman renders Ambiorix as the 'protector-king', by deriving ambio- from the Proto-Indo-European compound ('protector'; cf. Old Indic adhi-pá- 'protector, ruler, master, king').