Ariovistus
Americannoun
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Ariovistus was inscribed on the roll of the friends of the Roman people.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Ariovistus replied that "if he wanted anything of Caesar, he would go in search of him; if Caesar had business with him, it was for Caesar to come."
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 by Guizot, M. (François)
And Arfast is a present name among the Frisians, according to Outzen, who compares it—rightly, as it seems to me—with the old name Ariovistus.
From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert
Ariovistus rejected the demands of Caesar, who thereupon attacked him, defeated him in the vicinity of Strassburg and drove him across the Rhine.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
He proposed to Ariovistus an interview "at which they aright treat in common of affairs of importance for both."
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 by Guizot, M. (François)
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