King Bituitus

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King Bituitus was a 2nd-century BCE ruler of the Arverni tribe in Gaul, known for his conflict with and eventual defeat by the expanding Roman Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arvernian ruler ⓘ
Iron Age ruler ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
king ⓘ
afterDefeat held in custody by the Romans ⓘ
paraded in Rome ⓘ
taken to Rome ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Allobroges ⓘ
battleAgainst Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus ⓘ
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus ⓘ
capturedBy Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus ⓘ
Romans ⓘ
conflict Roman expansion into Gaul ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryRuled Arverni territory in Gaul ⓘ
culture Celtic ⓘ
defeatedBy Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus ⓘ
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
era late Roman Republic expansion in Transalpine Gaul ⓘ
ethnicity Arvernian ⓘ
event defeat at the Battle of the Isère ⓘ
floruit 2nd century BCE ⓘ
historicalSource Livy (epitomes and later summaries) ⓘ
linked to: Livy

Roman historiography ⓘ
other Roman annalists ⓘ
knownFor conflict with the Roman Republic ⓘ
defeat by the Roman Republic ⓘ
languageContext Gaulish ⓘ
name Bituitus ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of the Isère ⓘ
opponent Roman Republic ⓘ
politicalStatus client or captive king under Roman control ⓘ
predecessorTribeStatus Arverni were a dominant Gallic tribe ⓘ
linked to: Arverni
region Gaul ⓘ
resultOfDefeat decline of Arvernian power ⓘ
strengthening of Roman influence in southern Gaul ⓘ
successorContext Arverni became subordinate to Rome after his defeat ⓘ
timePeriod 2nd century BCE ⓘ
title King of the Arverni ⓘ
tribeRuled Arverni ⓘ

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Arverni → notableRuler → King Bituitus ⓘ