Diviciacus (Suessiones)

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Diviciacus or Divitiacus was a king of the Belgic nation of the Suessiones in the early 1st century BC. Julius Caesar, writing in the mid-1st century BC, says that he had within living memory been the most powerful king in Gaul, ruling a large portion not only of Gallia Belgica, but also of Britain.[1]. His coins give his name (in the ancient Greek alphabet) as δειοιχυαχοϲ.

He should not be confused with his namesake Diviciacus of the Aedui.

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  1. ^ Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 2.4