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Calgacus

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According to Tacitus, Calgacus (sometimes Calgacos or Galgacus) was a chieftain of the Caledonian Confederacy who fought the Roman army of Gnaeus Julius Agricola at the Battle of Mons Graupius in northern Scotland in AD 83 or 84. His name can be interpreted, though not attested, as Brittonic *calg-ac-os, 'possessing a blade', and is related to the Gaelic calgach (meaning 'prickly' or 'fierce'). The old Scottish Gaelic word calgag means 'pointer finger' while calg means spear. This casts serious doubt on the Brythonic interpretation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Calgacus is the 2,416th most popular religious figure (down from 2,376th in 2019). (up from 3,406th in 2019)

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Among religious figures, Calgacus ranks 2,416 out of 3,187Before him are Chlodulf of Metz, John Ribat, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Melchior Hoffman, Don Alden Adams, and Hugh of Champagne. After him are Catald, Giulio Alenio, Symmachus, Pancras of Taormina, Navvab Safavi, and Wulfhere of Mercia.

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Among people born in 10, Calgacus ranks 13Before him are Antonius Felix, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Vardanes I, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, and Minjung of Goguryeo.  Among people deceased in 100, Calgacus ranks 76Before him are Plautia Urgulanilla, Remmius Palaemon, Jason of Thessalonica, Isidore of Charax, Androcles, and Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus. After him are Joseph Barsabbas, Ventidius Cumanus, Claudia Marcella Minor, Gessius Florus, Aufidius Bassus, and Tychicus.

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