Acco
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This article is about the ancient Celtic tribal leader named Acco. For the city sometimes called Akko or Acco, see Acre, Israel.
Acco was a chief of the Senones in Gaul, who induced his countrymen to revolt against Julius Caesar in 53 BC. On the conclusion of the war, and after a conference at Durocortorum, Caesar had Acco tried and convicted on charges of treason. As punishment, he was flogged to death in the full sight of the other Senone leaders.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico, vi, 4, 44
- ^ Smith, William (1867), "Acco", in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1, Boston, pp. 6, http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0015.html
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1867). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
