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Quintus Tullius Cicero
Quintus Tullius Cicero c.102 BC-43 BC, Roman general; brother of Cicero the orator. After service in Asia he accompanied Julius Caesar to Britain (55 BC); wintered in Gaul (54 BC), where he fought off the attacks of Ambiorix; and went to Cilicia (51 BC) as legate with his brother. He fought for Pom... Read more
Gallic Wars
Gallic Wars , campaigns in Gaul led by Julius Caesar in his two terms as proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul, Transalpine Gaul, and Illyricum (58 BC-51 BC). Caesar's first campaign was to prevent the Helvetii (who lived N of the Lake of Geneva) from crossing the Roman territory Provincia (Provence) on t... Read more

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Ambiorix
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Ambiorix , fl. 54 BC, Gallic chieftain of the Eburones (in what is now central Belgium). He had been favorably treated by the Romans, but he joined another tribe in attacking Julius Caesar's legates. When he heard of Caesar's approach, he fled across the Rhine.
Quintus Tullius Cicero
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...in Asia he accompanied Julius Caesar to Britain (55 BC); wintered in Gaul (54 BC), where he fought off the attacks of Ambiorix; and went to Cilicia (51 BC) as legate with his brother. He fought for Pompey in the battle of Pharsalus. He was proscribed...
Gallic Wars
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...following winter the Roman legions were quartered separately because of the scarcity of food, and some Belgian tribes led by Ambiorix raised a revolt. One legion was utterly defeated and another, under Quintus Cicero , was in dire straits when Caesar arrived...

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Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos jailed for 3 months ahead of trial in hit-and-run accident
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/9/2008; ; 700+ words ; New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos will be jailed for three months while awaiting trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. The 24-year...
Royals' Ambiorix Burgos VS. Tigers' Zach Miner
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/1/2006; 304 words ; vs. Tigers (career) BatterABHHRBBSOOBPSLGAVGVance Wilson21000.500.500.500Curtis Granderson52001.400.600.400Brandon Inge62010.429.333.333Craig Monroe62110.4291.000.333Placido Polanco41000.250.250.250Omar Infante41000.250.500.250Ivan Rodriguez51000.200.600.200Alexis Gomez000101.000-Matt
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Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 5/9/2005; 700+ words ; ...plate." Kansas City rookie stopper Ambiorix Burgos got his first major- league win...run fourth with a three-run homer. AMBIORIX BURGOS Picked up the win after closing...ASSOCIATED PRESS Kansas City Royals pitcher Ambiorix Burgos, right, is congratulated by...

Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 8/19/2006; 464 words ; ...Luke Hudson (6-4) combined with Jimmy Gobble and Joel Peralta on a six-hitter in the opener, and Jorge De La Rosa, Ambiorix Burgos (3-5) and Joe Nelson teamed on a three-hitter in the second game, with Nelson getting his second save. Rangers...
Ravenwolf.(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Small Press Bookwatch; 5/1/2008; 427 words ; ...52001 9781587496561, $15.95, www.awe-struck.net Ambiorix is split across many directions in being a husband and father...past reemerging--and she must deal with the gods--as Ambiorix is faced with having to go through the underworld itself and...
Heilman saves it for later: Primary setup man, cautious of tendinitis, rests his fatigued arm.
Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY); 4/10/2007; 700+ words ; ...season remains to be seen. Willie Randolph explained his use of Ambiorix Burgos with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth by saying...at work when Mets manager Willie Randolph allowed reliever Ambiorix Burgos to pitch to Ryan Howard with two outs in the sixth...
Royals Sweep the Yankees, Win 3rd Straight
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/3/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Associated Press AP Online 06-03-2005 Kansas City Royals pitcher Ambiorix Burgos (50) celebrates a save after the final out against...four hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Rookie reliever Ambiorix Burgos got three outs for his second save, retiring pinch...
Yankees swept
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 6/3/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...hurlers as Ryan Jensen, Mike Wood, Andy Sisco, Leo Nunez and Ambiorix Burgos combining to send the Yankees to a staggering fifth...first sweep in 79 series. Back-to-back homers cushion lead Ambiorix Burgos celebrates a save after securing the final out with...
Pettitte back but where? Free-agent pitcher backs away from retirement talk.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/7/2006; 700+ words ; ...promising young pitchers, the team acquired hard-throwing reliever Ambiorix Burgos from the Royals for starter Brian Bannister. Burgos...manager Omar Minaya answers questions about a trade that will bring Ambiorix Burgos from the Royals.
Henry arrested on coke charge
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 10/2/2008; 670 words ; ...BASEBALL: METS' BURGOS SOUGHT New York Mets relief pitcher Ambiorix Burgos was driving an SUV when it slammed into two women who later...S. Open final three weeks ago. Photo: Travis Henry ; Photo: Ambiorix Burgos ;