Dumnacus
Dumnacus (also Domnacus ) was at the time of the Gallic War of the Roman general Gaius Iulius Caesar the chief of the Gallic tribe of the Andecavers .
Dumnacus is named for the year 51 BC. Mentioned when he besieged the Rome- loyal leader of the Pictons , Duratius , in the city of Lemonum (today Poitiers ) with his armed forces . Although Caesar's legate Gaius Caninius Rebilus came up to support Duratius and was able to repel an attack on his camp, Dumnacus initially did not give up the siege of Lemonum. But when Dumnacus heard that a second legate of Caesar, Gaius Fabius , was approaching with reinforcements, he withdrew from the city he had enclosed and went back over the Loire . But Gaius Fabius followed him and defeated him. Then Fabius was able to destroy the attempt of Dumnacus to instigate another rebellion, whereupon the Andecaven leader had to flee to more remote parts of Gaul .
Dumnacus' further fates are not recorded.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Domnacus . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 1, Stuttgart 1903, Col. 1520.
Remarks
- ↑ Aulus Hirtius , De bello Gallico 8, 26, 2ff.
- ↑ Aulus Hirtius, De bello Gallico 8, 27, 2-5.
- ^ Aulus Hirtius, De bello Gallico 8, 31, 2-5.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dumnacus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Domnacus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chief of the Andecaves |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |