Iulius Florus (Treverer)

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Iulius Florus († 21 ) was a Gallic nobleman from the Treveri tribe .

His family had Roman citizenship granted by Julius Caesar .

He was one of the leaders of the Treveri and Haedu uprising in AD 21 under Iulius Sacrovir . After an association of Treverian horsemen loyal to Rome, the later Ala Gallorum Indiana , under the command of Iulius Indus , was able to suppress the rebellion, Iulius Florus evaded arrest by suicide.

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literature

  • Heinz Heinen : 2000 years of Trier. Volume 1. Trier and the Treverland in Roman times. Spee-Verlag, Trier 1985. P. 56ff. ISBN 3-87760-065-4 .
  • Ralf Urban : Gallia rebellis. Surveys in Gaul as reflected in ancient evidence (= Historia individual writings. Volume 129). Steiner, Stuttgart 1999. pp. 39-45. ISBN 3-515-07383-3 .
personal data
SURNAME Iulius Florus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Florus, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gallic nobleman from the Treveri tribe
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 21st