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rex et amicus populi Romani
“King and friend of the Roman people”: an honorific status conferred by the Senate on a foreign ruler recognized as an ally; Ariovistus received it in 59 BC, in Caesar's consulship.
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- De Bello Gallico §1.35.2 king and friend
“King and friend of the Roman people”: a senatorial honorific recognizing a foreign ruler as an ally; conferred on Ariovistus in 59 BC, in Caesar's own consulship—which sharpens the reproach here.
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