Dumnorix | |
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 The Aedui chief Dumnorix, Museum of Celtic Civilization, Bibracte | |
| Chieftain of the Aedui | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 100 BC |
| Died | After 54 BC |
| Relatives | Divitiacus |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | |
Dumnorix (spelled Dubnoreix on coins) was a chieftain of the Aedui, a Celtic tribe in Gaul in the 1st century B.C. He was the younger brother of Divitiacus, the Aedui druid and statesman.
The Aedui were allies of Rome, but Dumnorix was a leader of the tribe’s anti-Roman faction, who “...thought it better to be dominated by their fellow Gauls... rather than the Romans.”[1] His brother Diviciacus supported the Aedui's pre-existing alliance with Rome, was a leader of the pro-Roman faction, and would ultimately aid Julius Caesar in his conquest of Gaul. Dumnorix secretly worked to undermine Caesar’s and Diviciacus’ efforts in Gaul. Both brothers appear in Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War.
- ^ Goldsworthy, Caesar, 206