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Brogitarus
Author(s) : Sofou Athanasia (22/11/2002)Translation : Nakas Ioannis
For citation: Sofou Athanasia, "Brogitarus",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia MinorURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=7467>
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SUMMARY
Gaul ruler, tetrarch of the tribe of the Trocmii. He lived approximately from the end of the 2nd until the middle of the 1st century B.C. He was an ally of Rome in the Mithridatic wars and was rewarded for his services with the expansion of his dominion. He was named king of the Trocmii Gauls thanks to a proposal by the tribune of Rome. He maintained relations with Greek cities of western Asia Minor.
Main Role
King of the Trocmii Gauls
Date and Place of Death
Between 53 and 51 B.C.- Tetrarchy of the Trocmii, Galatia
Date and Place of Birth
Last quarter of the 2nd century B.C.-Tetrarchy of the Trocmii, Galatia
Other Names
Bogodiatarus, Brigatus
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