SABIS
SABIS (
Sambre), a river of Belgica, which joins the Mosa (
Maas) at
Charleroi. Caesar (B.C. 57) marched against the Nervii and their confederates from the south, and he found the enemy posted on the north side of the Sabis (
B. G. 2.16).
In this battle the Belgae were defeated with great slaughter. [
NERVII]
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G.L]