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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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Ambiorix was a male military personnel who held the position of king. He was born in Gaul and died in the same region in 53 BCE. His period of activity is noted as 54 BCE.
He participated in the Gallic War. Historical sources that describe him include Pauly–Wissowa, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Key facts
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- Ambiorix
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- Officeholder.office
- 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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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Gaul
- Place of death
- Gaul
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- king
- Noble title
- king
- Conflict
- Gallic War
- Image
- Ambiorix.jpg
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- Ambiorix
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- 0054-00-00
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- 0053-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Name
- Biography
- Early history
- Resisting the Romans
- Caesar's revenge
- Legacy
- References
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
- External links
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').
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