Gildo

Gildo (died 398) was a Roman general in the province of Mauretania. He revolted against Honorius and the western empire (Gildonic revolt), but was defeated and committed suicide.

Gildo was a Berber by birth. Being a son of military officer Nubel, he was brother to Firmus. When Firmus revolted against Valentinian I (375), Gildo stayed loyal to his emperor and, at the suppression of the revolt, was awarded with the immense patrimony confiscated from his brother. His name means ruler in the Lybico-Berber language and is connected to the modern-Berber word for king, Agellid.