Cativolcus
Cativolcus also Catuvolcus († 53 BC ) was next to Ambiorix double king of the Eburones , a Celtic people between Meuse and Rhine at the time of the uprising against the Romans in 54 BC. When Caesar began to devastate the land of the Eburones the following year, the elderly Cativolcus, after cursing Ambiorix, committed suicide by poison from the sap of the yew tree in order to escape the toil of war.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Catuvolcus. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Sp. 1799.
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities , edited by William Smith (1870), p. 634. [1]
Remarks
- ↑ Caesar, De bello Gallico 5, 24, 4; 5, 26, 1; 6, 31, 5.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cativolcus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Catuvolcus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Double king of the Eburones |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 53 BC Chr. |