Ambiorix (commemorated by statue)

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Ambiorix was a 1st-century BC Eburone chieftain known for leading a major revolt against Julius Caesar’s Roman legions in Gaul.

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Ambiorix (commemorated by statue) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eburone leader ⓘ
Gaulish tribal leader ⓘ
chieftain ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
activeIn Gallia Belgica ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Belgae ⓘ
birthDate unknown ⓘ
commemoratedBy statue of Ambiorix in Tongeren ⓘ
commemoratedIn Tongeren, Belgium ⓘ
coRulerWith Catuvolcus ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Eburones ⓘ
culturalDepiction subject of Belgian literature ⓘ
subject of Belgian visual arts ⓘ
deathDate unknown ⓘ
describedBySource Julius Caesar ⓘ
describedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
enemyCommander Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta ⓘ
Quintus Titurius Sabinus ⓘ
ethnicity Eburone ⓘ
floruit 54 BC ⓘ
mid-1st century BC ⓘ
hasNameInLatinSources Ambiorix ⓘ
historicalReputation hero of Belgian history ⓘ
symbol of anti-imperial resistance ⓘ
knownFor ambush of Roman legion under Sabinus and Cotta ⓘ
languageOfName Gaulish ⓘ
led Eburone revolt ⓘ
uprising against Roman legions ⓘ
memorialType equestrian statue ⓘ
mentionedIn Book 5 of Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
militaryConflict Gallic Wars ⓘ
notableFor Gallic Wars resistance ⓘ
revolt against Julius Caesar ⓘ
opponent Julius Caesar ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
regionRuled territory between Meuse and Rhine ⓘ
resultOfRevolt Roman retaliation against the Eburones ⓘ
role co-ruler of the Eburones ⓘ
status escaped Roman capture ⓘ
symbolOf Belgian national resistance ⓘ
linked to: Belgian resistance

Limburg regional identity ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century BC ⓘ
tribe Eburones ⓘ
usedTactic ambush ⓘ
deception in negotiations ⓘ

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Tongeren → hasNotableFigure → Ambiorix (commemorated by statue) ⓘ