Tongeren
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Tongeren is a city and former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium, as the only
View of the Grote Markt
Part of the Roman city wall
The Moeren Gate, a monumental gate in the medieval city wall
Het Plein ("The Square") with a "Perron", the historic symbol of being one of the "Good Cities".
Ambiorix
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Ambiorix was, together with Cativolcus, prince of the Eburones, leader of a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul, where modern Belgium is located. In the 19th century, Ambiorix became a Belgian national
Tongeren
…that he sold the Aduatuci into slavery, and annihilated the name of the Eburones, many of whom however he reported having fled successfully, including Ambiorix the leader of the revolt. Instead of risking Roman lives to pursue them he invited tribes from over the Rhine, such as the Sigambri to come and plunder…
Statue of Ambiorix in Tongeren, Belgium.
Ambiorix attacking Roman soldiers, relief at the Liège Provincial Palace