Tasgetius

Family: Carnutes · Role: former ruler · First appears: The Gallic War, Book V, 23–28

Life events

Caesar restored Tasgetius to the position held by his ancestors.(The Gallic War, Book V, 23–28)
- With: Caesar
- “To him Caesar had restored the position of his ancestors, in consideration of his prowess and attachment towards him, because in all his wars he had availed himself of his valuable services.”
Tasgetius was killed by his personal enemies, with members of his state openly promoting the act.(The Gallic War, Book V, 23–28 · 📍 among the Carnutes)
- “His personal enemies had killed him when in the third year of his reign, many even of his own state being openly promoters of that act.”
Caesar sent Lucius Plancus to arrest and send him the people responsible for Tasgetius's murder.(The Gallic War, Book V, 23–28 · 📍 the Carnutes)
- With: Caesar L. Munatius Plancus
- “orders Lucius Plancus, with a legion, to proceed quickly from Belgium to the Carnutes, and winter there, and arrest and send to him the persons by whose instrumentality he should discover that Tasgetius was slain.”

patron: Caesar “To him Caesar had restored the position of his ancestors, in consideration of his prowess and attachment towards him, because in all his wars he had availed himself of his valuable services.”

Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.