Ambiorix

Ambiorix
Statue of Ambiorix in Tongeren, Belgium.
King and chieftain of the Belgae
Prince of the Eburones
Personal details
BornUnknown
DiedUnknown year in the era BC
Gaul

Ambiorix (Gaulish "king of the surroundings", or "king-protector") (fl. 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 nineteenth century Ambiorix became a Belgian national hero because of his resistance against Julius Caesar, as written in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.[1]

  1. ^ Smith, William (1867). "Ambiorix". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 138–139. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013.