Viridomarus
Viridomarus (also Vertomarus or Britomartus ; † . 222 BC. In the battle of clastidium ) was a military leader Celtic Insubres the war against the Romans in Northern Italy. He fell in 222 BC At the battle of Clastidium. The Roman consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus received the honor of spolia opima for personally killing the enemy leader .
literature
- Wolfgang Spickermann : Viridomarus [1]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 12/2, Metzler, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-476-01487-8 , Sp. 244 f.
Remarks
- ^ Titus Livius , epitoma 20: M. Claudius Marcellus cos. occiso Gallorum Insubrium duce, Vertomaro, opima spolia rettulit. Properz 4, 10, 39-41: Claudius a Rheno traiectos arcuit hostis, Belgica cum vasti parma relata ducis Virdomari ; Plutarch , Marcellus 6-8 ( English translation ).
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| SURNAME | Viridomarus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vertomarus; Britomartus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Celtic military leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 222 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Clastidium |