Person
Diviciacus (Aedui)
Diviciacus was a druid and leading noble of the Aedui of central Gaul and the only druid known by name from antiquity. Around 61 BCE he pleaded before the Roman Senate for help against the Sequani and Ariovistus, and he later supported Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars, leading the pro-Roman party while his brother Dumnorix opposed Rome.
Mentioned in 2 state histories
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