Camulogene

Camulogene was an Aulerci elder and leader of the 52 BC coalition of the Seine peoples according to Caesar.[1] 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.[2] The Rue Camulogène in Paris is named after him.

Camulogene by Eugène-Louis Lequesne

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 domain: Bouillet, Marie-Nicolas; Chassang, Alexis, eds. (1878). "Camulogene". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French). Vol. 1. p. 327.
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