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Ambiorix

100 BC - 53 BC

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Ambiorix (Gaulish "king of the surroundings", or "king-protector") (fl. 54–53 BC) was, together with Cativolcus, prince of the Eburones, leader of a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul (Gallia Belgica), where modern Belgium is located. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ambiorix has received more than 458,665 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Ambiorix is the 3,557th most popular politician (down from 1,929th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 75th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Belgian Politician.

Ambiorix was a chieftain of the Eburones tribe in Gaul. He is most famous for being the leader of the tribes who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Sabis in 54 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ambiorix ranks 3,557 out of 19,576. Before him are Pál Teleki, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Kocel, James II of Majorca, Anna Dostoevskaya, and Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg. After him are Chlothar IV, Bagrat III of Georgia, Sima Guang, Memnon, Ardashir III, and Gongyang of Goryeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Ambiorix ranks 24. Before him are Zebedee, Titus Labienus, Antigonus II Mattathias, Valerius Maximus, Thusnelda, and Artavasdes II of Armenia. After him are Antipater the Idumaean, Mary of Clopas, Aristobulus II, Phraates III, Marcus Antistius Labeo, and Publilius Syrus. Among people deceased in 53 BC, Ambiorix ranks 2. Before him is Marcus Licinius Crassus. After him are Publius Licinius Crassus, and Gaius Scribonius Curio.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Ambiorix ranks 125 out of 1,190. Before him are Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (1903), Adriaen Brouwer (1605), Paul Deschanel (1855), Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502), Princess Louise of Belgium (1858), and Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787). After him are Jacob Le Maire (1585), Chantal Mouffe (1943), Marguerite Porete (1250), Siger of Brabant (1240), Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914), and Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Ambiorix ranks 38. Before him are Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1673), Elio Di Rupo (1951), Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria (1724), Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (1903), Paul Deschanel (1855), and Princess Louise of Belgium (1858). After him are Jacob Le Maire (1585), Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914), Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330), Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872), Charles Michel (1975), and John I, Duke of Brabant (1252).

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