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Gannascus
Sign in to saveGannascus (Latin: Gannascus; died 47 AD) was a notable chieftain of the Canninefates. He is chiefly remembered for engaging in piracy on the coast of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica and for his defeat at the hands of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo.
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Gannascus (Latin: Gannascus; died 47 AD) was a notable chieftain of the Canninefates. He is chiefly remembered for engaging in piracy on the coast of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica and for his defeat at the hands of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo.
== Name == The name Gannascus is potentially related to the name Gannicus, which itself is theorized by Karl Müllenhoff to ultimately originate from the Proto-Indo-European '*ghe(n)d-' meaning 'to seize' or 'to take' and the occupational suffix '-os.'
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