Indutiomarus
Sign in to saveIndutiomarus (died 53 BC) was a leading aristocrat of the Treveri (the people of the area around present-day Trier) at the time of Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul. He was the head of the anti-Roman party and the political rival of his pro-Roman son-in-law Cingetorix for "supreme power" in the state.
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- Person.name
- Indutiomarus
- Person.birth_date
- Unknown
- Person.death_date
- 53 BC
- Person.relatives
- Cingetorix (son-in-law)
- Person.known_for
- Leading aristocrat of the Treveri
- Military person.embed
- yes
- Military person.battles
- Gallic Wars
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- date of death
- 0054-00-00
- date of birth
- 0050-00-00
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Indutiomarus (died 53 BC) was a leading aristocrat of the Treveri (the people of the area around present-day Trier) at the time of Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul. He was the head of the anti-Roman party and the political rival of his pro-Roman son-in-law Cingetorix for "supreme power" in the state.
== Biography == In 54 BC, Indutiomarus made preparations for war against the Romans and evacuated non-combatants to the Ardennes. However, when Caesar arrived in the territory of the Treveri en route to Britain, Indutiomarus was deserted by many of his leading supporters and submitted to Caesar in the hopes of preserving his position. Caesar accepted his submission, taking 200 hostages including several of Indutiomarus' close family members, but he also took the opportunity to promote Cingetorix to power among the Treveri at Indutiomarus' expense.