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Gildo (died 398) was a Berber-Roman general and the prince son of King Nubel, regulus (kinglet) of the nation of the Jubaleni (Jubalenses) in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. He is best known for having participated in the suppression of his brother Firmus' revolt alongside the general Theodosius the Elder, which allowed him to rise through the ranks and be named Count of Africa in 385, He revolted against Honorius and the Western Roman Empire (Gildonic war), but was defeated and possibly killed himself or was assassinated.

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Royalty.name
Gildo
Royalty.title
Roman usurper
Royalty.reign
397 – 31 July 398
Royalty.birth_date
340's
Royalty.birth_place
Mauretania Caesariensis
Royalty.death_date
31 July 398
Royalty.death_place
Tabarka
Royalty.father
Nuvel
Royalty.mother
Nonica
Royalty.native_lang1
Tamazight
Royalty.native_lang2
Latin
Royalty.royal house
Quinquegentiani

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date of death
0398-07-31
date of birth
0350-00-00
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Gildo (died 398) was a Berber-Roman general and the prince son of King Nubel, regulus (kinglet) of the nation of the Jubaleni (Jubalenses) in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. He is best known for having participated in the suppression of his brother Firmus' revolt alongside the general Theodosius the Elder, which allowed him to rise through the ranks and be named Count of Africa in 385, He revolted against Honorius and the Western Roman Empire (Gildonic war), but was defeated and possibly killed himself or was assassinated.

thumb|Corbita, a sailing merchant ship used to supply Rome, bas-relief found at Carthage, c. 200. == Etymology == The name "Gildo" may have been the Ancient and Modern Berber root "GLD" or "agellid" which means chief or king.

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