Gildo

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Gildo was a late 4th-century Berber Roman general and rebel in North Africa, best known for leading the Gildonic War against the Western Roman Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Gildo canonical 2
Gildo as a tyrant 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Berber
Roman general
late Roman historical figure
rebel
activeYears c. 380s–398
allegiance Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Western Roman Empire
causeOfRebellion control of African grain supply
political conflict between Eastern and Western courts
conflict Gildonic War
country Roman Empire
culture Roman
deathDate 398
deathPlace Tuscani
linked to: Tuscans
defeatedBy Mascezel
endOfRebellion defeat in 398
ethnicity Berber
family Firmus
Mascezel
father Nubel
governedTerritory Africa
Africa Proconsularis
historicalSource Claudian
Orosius
Zosimus
knownFor leading the Gildonic War
rebellion in North Africa against the Western Roman Empire
loyaltyShiftedTo Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
mannerOfDeath execution
nobleFamily Nubelid dynasty
notableWork Gildonic War
occupation general
military officer
opponent Stilicho
Western Roman Empire
positionHeld comes Africae
count of Africa
rebelledAgainst Honorius
Western Roman imperial government
region North Africa
Roman Africa
linked to: Roman North Africa
religion Christianity
sibling Firmus
Mascezel
timePeriod late 4th century
title comes Africae

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Claudian wroteAbout Gildo
De bello Gildonico portrays Gildo as a tyrant
linked to: Gildo