Acco (Senones)

Acco
Acco
Occupation	Chief of the Senones
Known for	Induced his countrymen to revolt against Julius Caesar

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 leaders of that people.[1][2]

References

Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico, vi, 4, 44
Smith, William (1867), "Acco", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, p. 6, archived from the original on 2007-04-05, retrieved 2007-09-23{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[1] Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico, vi, 4, 44

[2] Smith, William (1867), "Acco", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, p. 6, archived from the original on 2007-04-05, retrieved 2007-09-23{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)