Ambrosius Aurelianus

Ambrosius Aurelianus

Ambrosius Aurelianus (Welsh: Emrys Wledig; Anglicised as Ambrose Aurelian and called Aurelius Ambrosius in the Historia Regum Britanniae and elsewhere) was a war leader of the Romano-British who won an important battle against the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, according to Gildas. He also appeared independently in the legends of the Britons, beginning with the 9th-century Historia Brittonum. Eventually, he was transformed by Geoffrey of Monmouth into the uncle of King Arthur, the brother of Arthur's father Uther Pendragon, as a ruler who precedes and predeceases them both. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ambrosius Aurelianus has received more than 990,702 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Ambrosius Aurelianus is the 6,844th most popular politician (down from 3,456th in 2019).

Ambrosius Aurelianus is most famous for his work in medicine. He wrote a book called "De Medicina" which is one of the earliest books on medicine.