Ambiorix
Ambiorix | |
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Statue of Ambiorix in Tongeren, Belgium. | |
| King and chieftain of the Belgae | |
| Prince of the Eburones | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown 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 19th century, Ambiorix became a Belgian national hero because of his resistance against Julius Caesar, as written in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.