Divico

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Who is Divico?

Divico was a Gallic king and the leader of the Helvetian tribe of the Tigurini. During the Cimbrian War, in which the Cimbri and Teutons invaded the Roman Republic, he led the Tigurini across the Rhine to invade Gaul in 109 BCE towards the Roman region of Province. He defeated a Roman army and killed its leaders Lucius Cassius Longinus and Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus near at the Battle of Burdigala 107 BCE. He was leader of the Helvetii against Julius Caesar at the Battle of Bibracte in 58 BC.

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on July 23, 2013

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