Bituitus
Bituitus (
History
In 121 BC, the Roman proconsul
Following his defeat, Bituitus was taken prisoner and sent to Rome, where he was sentenced by the senate to exile in
Fabius was awarded the honour of a triumph and given the agnomen Allobrogicus. Unlike the Arverni, who retained independence after the war, the Allobroges were brought under Roman rule at this time. Bituitus, wearing his silver ceremonial armor, was paraded at Fabius's triumph. From the plunder of the Auvergne, Fabius erected his victory arch, the Fornix Fabianus along the Via Sacra, and adorned it with a statue of himself.[5]
Bituitus is the last known king of the Arverni, and later sources, such as
References
- ^ " Bituitus" The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Timothy Darvill. Oxford University Press, 2008.Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. York University. 12 October 2011 [1]
- ^ Authors, Various. "Bituitus." Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Ed. William Smith. Vol. 1. London: C.C. Little and J. Brown, 1844. 491+. Google Books. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. [2].
- ^ The others were Perseus of Macedon and Syphax of Numidia; Perseus, about whose detention more is known, was allowed to keep his friends, wealth, and lifestyle trappings with him.
- ^ David C. Braund, Rome and the Friendly King: The Character of the Client Kingship (Croom Helm, 1984), pp. 168–170.
- ^ Authors, Various. "Fabius Q. Amelliani." Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Ed. William Smith. Vol. 2. London: C.C. Little and J. Brown, 1861. 994-95. Google Books. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. [3].