Ariovistus

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Ariovistus
Born	1st century BC
Died	Unknown
Nationality	Germanic
Known for	Leader of the Suebi during the 1st century BC
Military career
Commands held	Suebi
Battles/wars	Gallic Wars Battle of Vosges

Ariovistus was a leader of the Suebi and other allied Germanic peoples in the second quarter of the 1st century BC. He and his followers took part in a war in Gaul, assisting the Arverni and Sequani in defeating their rivals, the Aedui. They then settled in large numbers into conquered Gallic territory, in the Alsace region. They were defeated, however, in the Battle of Vosges and driven back over the Rhine in 58 BC by Julius Caesar.