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1st-century BC Gallic chieftain, Aulecri tribe, fought the Romans during Caesar's Gallic War
Camulogene by Eugène-Louis Lequesne

Camulogene (died 52 BC) was an Aulerci elder and leader of the 52 BC coalition of the Seine peoples according to Caesar. He put a scorched earth policy in place, burning Lutetia then trying to ensnare Titus Labienus's troops. He died in the Battle of Lutetia. The Rue Camulogène in Paris is named after him.

Notes

  1. Caesar, B.G., VII, 57
  2. Caesar, B.G., VII, 62

Bibliography

  • Rousseau, Paul. Les héros de Paris (in French). Paris: Librairie Gédalge. p. 310.
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainBouillet, Marie-Nicolas; Chassang, Alexis, eds. (1878). "Camulogene". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French). Vol. 1. p. 327.
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