Olyndicus

Olyndicus

Olyndicus (?-170 BC), also known as Olonicus was a celtiberian war chief who led a rebellion against Rome, fighting against the praetor Lucius Canuleyus and his troops, in the province of Hispania Ulterior. According to Florus, he was a great leader, and a cunning and daring warrior.[1]

Contents

The lance of Olyndicus

Olyndicus was said to have behaved like a prophet and to have led his troops wielding a silver lance, sent to him by the gods from the sky.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Florus, 1.33.13
  2. ^ Florus, ibidem.

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olyndicus"

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Liste d'objets légendaires et sacrés — Cette liste non exhaustive concerne les objets légendaires et sacrés appartenant au domaine des légendes, des religions et de la mythologie. Elle comprend plusieurs familles (armes, reliques, vêtements...). Elle exclut les objets magiques… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of mythological objects — Mythological objects (also known as mythical objects) encompasses a variety of items (e.g. weapons, armor, clothing) appearing in world mythologies. This list will be organized according to category of object. This list is incomplete; you can… …   Wikipedia

  • List of magical weapons — This is a list of magical weapons from fiction and folklore. A magical weapon is one that is directly described as such in the work; or one that has obvious fantastic or supernatural qualities. Contents 1 In folklore 1.1 Norse mythology 1.2 Irish …   Wikipedia

  • Category:Mythological weapons — Mythological weapons are legendary weapons from a relatively cohesive set of myths. Weapons derived solely from works of fiction without any mythological value do not belong in this category. See also Use Category:Fictional weapons for weapons… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”