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Liscus
Liscus (or Liscos, ) was a Gallic aristocrat who served as the Vergobretus (chief magistrate) of the Aedui, a Celtic-speaking tribal confederation that resided in the area between the Loire and the Saône rivers in the 1st century BC. The little we know of Liscus is found in Book I of Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico. During Liscus's tenure as vergobret in 58 BC, the Aedui would be invaded by the neighboring Helvetii and requested aid from Julius Caesar. Despite the Helvetian threat, some among the Aedui opposed Roman intervention and attempted to sabotage their efforts by delaying the provision of supplies. Liscus revealed to Caesar that these efforts were led by the noble Dumnorix, the brother of Divitiacus.
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Liscus (or Liscos, ) was a Gallic aristocrat who served as the Vergobretus (chief magistrate) of the Aedui, a Celtic-speaking tribal confederation that resided in the area between the Loire and the Saône rivers in the 1st century BC. The little we know of Liscus is found in Book I of Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico. During Liscus's tenure as vergobret in 58 BC, the Aedui would be invaded by the neighboring Helvetii and requested aid from Julius Caesar. Despite the Helvetian threat, some among the Aedui opposed Roman intervention and attempted to sabotage their efforts by delaying the provision of supplies. Liscus revealed to Caesar that these efforts were led by the noble Dumnorix, the brother of Divitiacus.
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