Iulius Indus

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Iulius Indus was a Gallic nobleman from the Treveri tribe .

His family had Roman citizenship granted by Julius Caesar .

During the uprising of the Treveri and Haedu in AD 21, he sided with the Romans and became a direct adversary of Iulius Florus . During the uprising he led a cavalry unit of Treverian warriors loyal to Rome. After the end of the uprising, the cavalry unit remained and was set up as a regular ala . It took on the name of its first commandant and was listed as Ala Gallorum Indiana . It is believed that the Indus still led the ala when they conquered Britain in 43 AD .

His daughter Iulia Pacata was the wife of Gaius Iulius Alpinus Classicianus , who was also from Gaul .

source

literature

  • Ralf Urban : Gallia rebellis. Surveys in Gaul as reflected in ancient evidence (= Historia individual writings. Volume 129). Steiner, Stuttgart 1999. p. 41. ISBN 3-515-07383-3 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AE 1936, 3
personal data
SURNAME Iulius Indus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Julius Indus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Commander of the Ala Gallorum Indiana
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 1st century