Ariovistus
Americannoun
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Ariovistus with a few escaped across the river.
From Plutarch's Lives Volume III. by Aubrey Stewart
In the first campaign he subdued the Helvetii, and conquered Ariovistus, a powerful German chieftain.
From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord
About 70 B. C. conditions in Gallia comata had been disturbed by an invasion of Germanic Suevi, from across the Rhine, under their King Ariovistus.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
Ariovistus, a German chief, invaded Gaul, and threatened to overrun it, but was forced back over the Rhine by Cæsar.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall
This hesitation seemed remarkable, until it was explained by some prisoners, captured in a skirmish, who stated that the German priestesses had prophesied misfortune to Ariovistus, if he should fight before the new moon.
From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bayard Taylor
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