Julius Sacrovir

Julius Sacrovir was a member of the gens Julia. Alongside Julius Florus, leader of the Treveri, he led the Aedui tribe in Gaul in a revolt against the Romans.[1]

A Roman and a Gallic soldier fighting

Gallic Revolt

Many Gaulic nobles had a large amount of their wealth confiscated by the Romans, resulting in the nobles being bankrupt. Also, Sacrovir, Florus, and the other Gauls wanted to protest the Romas prohibiting Gaulic druidism. To protest these fiscal and rebellious measures, in 21 CE[2] Sacrovir coordinated with Florus to start a rebellion in Gaul.[3][4]Florus would spur the Belgae to revolt, while Sacrovir would rouse the rest of the Gauls.[1] In response Roman general Acillius Aviola took a Cohort, or six hundred soldiers, to subdue the Gauls. Acillius Aviola was successful in several provinces. Another commander named Visellius Varo quelled an insurrection at Tours. Sacrovir decided to fight against the Gauls. He wanted to feign friendship with the Romans, so he could betray them later. Florus began the war by raising a regiment of Treviri horsemen, which he would use to massacre Roman merchants. Florus' army was met by Varo's forces led by Julius Indus at the Ardennes Forest; during this battle Florus was killed. Sacrovir then raised an army of around fifty thousand men to take back the city of Augustodunum the capital of his tribe. Another general, Gaius Silius, who was an officer in the Legio I Germanica,[5] took Visellius' place as leader of the army defeating Sacrovir in battle. Sacrovir fled back to Augustodunum, where he was later found and killed.[1][6] After Julius Sacrovir was defeated, his defeat was commemorated by a triumphal arch.[7][8][9][10]

References
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  3. Delaplace, Christine (2020). Histoire des Gaules - 6e ed. VIe s. av. J.-C. - VIe s. ap. J.-C. Paris: Armand Colin. ISBN 978-220-062-823-9.
  4. Ferdière, Alain (2005). Les Gaules: provinces of Gaules and Germanies, Alpine provinces 2nd century BC- 5th century AD. Paris: A.Colin. p. 174.
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  6. Michelet, Jules (1892). History of France. D. Appleton.
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  8. Michelet, Jules (1844). The history of France, tr. by W.K. Kelly.
  9. Godwin, Parke (1860). The History of France: (Ancient Gaul). Harper & brothers.
  10. Morell, John Reynell; Morell, Catharine (1874). History of France, by J.R. and C. Morell. T.J. Allman.


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