Bituitus

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Bituitus was a 2nd-century BCE king of the Arverni tribe in Gaul, known for his conflict with the expanding Roman Republic.

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Bituitus canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arvernian ruler
historical figure
king
afterDefeat held in captivity
paraded in a Roman triumph
taken to Rome
capturedBy Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus
Romans
conflict Roman Republic
country Gaul
culture Celtic
defeatedBy Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus
Roman forces
era pre-Roman Gaul
ethnicGroup Arverni
historicalSource Roman historiography
knownFor conflict with the expanding Roman Republic
leading Arvernian resistance to Rome
languageContext Gaulish
notableBattle Battle against the Romans near the Isère River
Battle of the Isère
notableEvent defeat of the Arverni by Rome in the 120s BCE
opponent Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus
Roman Republic
placeOfActivity Gaul
politicalStatus Gallic client enemy of Rome
positionHeld king of the Arverni
regionRuled central Gaul
successor Arvernian leaders under Roman influence
timePeriod 2nd century BCE
tribeRuled Arverni

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Arverni notableLeader Bituitus
Luernius fatherOf Bituitus
Luernius predecessor Bituitus
King Bituitus name Bituitus