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| | Gerrards Cross Parish Council Website - Gerrards Cross |
 | | It is in fact questionable whether the Catuvellauni used the Camp at all, as there is little evidence suggesting that they used or re-occupied earlier hillforts. | | | Cassivellaunus, who resisted[xxxvii] Caesar’s invasion in 54 BCE, may have been king of the Catuvellauni, though some argue that the tribe only came into existence after Caesar’s invasion. | | | It has been suggested that the Camp may have been a settlement of the Catuvellauni. |
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http://www.gerrardscross.gov.uk/gx/bulstrode.htm
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| | Cunobelin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Adverse to Monmouth's writings, other accounts state that under the leadership of Cunobelin and his son, Caratacus, the Catuvellauni became involved in many conflicts with local tribes. | | | He was the son of King Tenvantius and he ruled Britain in a time when Rome controlled Britain politically. | | | It continues further stating that Cymbeline was very friendly with the Roman court and all tributes to Rome were paid out of respect, not out of requirement. |
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http://www.encyclopedia-online.info/Cunobelin
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| | Togodumnus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Caligula planned an invasion of Britain in response, but called it off at the last minute. | | | Togodumnus was a son of Cunobelinus, and probably succeeded his father to the kingship of the Catuvellauni, who were the dominant kingdom in the south-east of Britain at this time. | | | Their territory took in the lands of several other nations, including theie neighbours the Trinovantes, and possibly the Dobunni further west. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togodumnus
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| | Iceni - Catuvellauni - Trinovantes - Cantiaci |
| | There is speculation that the Cassi may have been Cassivellaunus' tribe, but, whether this is the case or not, it seems fairly certain that his people were the precursors of the Catuvellauni (19). | | | The Iceni (18) became a civitas, with its capital at Venta Icenorum (Caister St.Edmund). | | | Caesar thought that the inhabitants of Cantium, the Cantiaci (21), were "the most civilized of all these nations", and named four kings who ruled in separate areas. |
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http://www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk/tribes06.htm
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| | This interpretation has largely replaced an earlier view of the bank as the western boundary of Catuvellauni land. | | | The Catuvellauni tribe are believed to have settled mainly in what is now Bedfordshire, south Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire around 100BC. | | | It is said that the legendary Roman posting station Sulloniacae stood there, close by what had been the southern boundary of Catuvellauni tribal territory. |
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http://www.earthtransition.com/stanmore.htm
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| | The recent discovery of a large grave pit threw new light on the locals' response to the invasion. | | | Although part of the site has been excavated, most of it remains unexplored. | | | This suggests that he may have been a client or puppet king, installed by the Romans. |
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http://www.open2.net/romans/location/locs2.htm
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| | Haverhill From the Iron Age to 1899 |
| | Cunobelin is generally considered to have also later ruled the Trinovantes, but whether he conquered them or had some legitimate claim which was recognised by that tribe, we do not know. | | | This man may have been King of the Catuvellauni, who lived north of the Thames. | | | Ruling from Colchester after uniting the Catuvellauni and the Trinovantes, he was powerful enough to be referred to as Britannorum rex, or King of the Britons, by Suetonius in his "Lives of the Caesars". |
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http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/visit/hh-to-1899.cfm
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| | Time after time, Caratacus was able to rally his people, standing up to the Romans in the only way they could: with lighting-quick strikes and deceptive troop movements. | | | The Catuvellauni and their neighboring Britons didn't really have the manpower or the weapons that the Romans had, so they made do with what they did have: courage, a willingness to defend their homeland with their last ounces of strength and blood, and guile. | | | Claudius was so impressed with Caratacus's defiant spirit and his military brilliance that he spared his life. |
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http://www.suite101.com/print_article.cfm/6546/117185
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| | = Sandridge Village History: Prehistory = |
| | This makes the interesting theory that the Dyke/Slad/Moat could have been joined in prehistory to form a U-shape with the mouth facing the river Lea. | | | The Catuvellauni people were predominant north of the river Thames in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire with extensions to the east and south comprising settlements, perhaps fortifications (but certainly not townships as we would imagine them to be) were loosely federated. | | | It may have been that after the defeat by Cæsar in 54 BC it was decided to build stronger entrenchments and ditches on more defensive ground at the river Ver some five miles or so distant in case of a further attack by the Romans. |
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http://www.sandridgevillage.com/history/history3.cfm
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| | In fact Verica had positively encouraged them to invade after he had been deposed around 40AD. | | | From 50 BC Purley was included in the territory of the Atrebates, a Belgic tribe which had emigrated from | | | (Silchester) By the time of the Roman invasion in AD43, Purley, along with most of the territory of the Atrebates, had come under the influence of the Catuvellauni based in Camulodunum ( |
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http://www.purley.demon.co.uk/6-lochist/G6600YD1rulers.htm
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| | Four were left unnamed in Kent, and there is an implication of a nameless eleventh, possibly the Catuvellauni, ruled by Cassivellaunus, who led the British opposition. | | | Other tribes who played a part during the time between Caesar and Claudius and the time immediately after were the Brigantes, Corieltavi, Cornovii, Dumnonii, Atrebates and Dobunni, located in present-day England, and the Silures and Ordovices in Wales. | | | Caesar named six tribes, including the Trinovantes and Cenimagni (Iceni?). |
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http://www.usd.edu/~clehmann/pir/brit_nat.htm
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| | Mike R Vosper, Coins - UNPUBLISHED CATUVELLAUNI CUNOBELIN |
| | Gold Quarter-Stater.This specimen has features not seen on any other quarters of Cunobelin or any other of his issues. | | | One possibility is that this unusual type is a commemorative in respect of Amminus, King of Kent c35-38AD as he was the son of Cunobelin | | | Mike R Vosper, Coins - UNPUBLISHED CATUVELLAUNI CUNOBELIN |
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http://www.vosper4coins.co.uk/Ivanbuck/Cuno14.htm
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| | Catuvellauni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Saint Alban, the first British Christian martyr, was a citizen of Verulamium in the late 3nd or eartly 4th century, and was killed there. | | | Under Cunobelinus and his family the Catuvellauni appear to have become the dominant power in south-eastern Britain. | | | The Catuvellauni may be related to the Catalauni, a people of Belgic Gaul attested in the region of Châlons-en-Champagne. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catuvellauni
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| | Sheshen-Eceni: Catuvellauni info |
| | The Catuvellauni were a group of Belgae peoples who are believed to have previously inhabited an area to the north-west of the river Seine. | | | Like the Catuvellauni the people of the Trinovantes tribe were also Gallo-Belgic in their origins and shared similar customs, lifestyles, and beliefs which were virtually identical to their close and more aggressive neighbours to the west. | | | The tribal name of this local deity is unknown, but he may well have been Camulos the Celtic god of war - who was also the Trinovantes war god. |
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http://www.sheshen-eceni.com/catuve_llauni.html
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| | Trinovantes - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch |
| | At the time of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, the Trinovantes were ruled by Cassivelaunus, chief of the Catuvellauni, who had apparently deposed the father of Mandubracius at some time prior to the Roman invasion. | | | Caesar's Gallic Wars suggests that Mandubracius sought refuge among the Romans, and that Mandubracius provided intelligence to the Roman leaders, who apparently restored him to the chieftainship of the Trinovantes during the Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. | | | Their name may mean "the strong ones." Their capital was Camulodunum, current Colchester, and one proposed site of the legendary Camelot. |
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http://encyclopedia.worldsearch.com/trinovantes.htm
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| | The Catuvellauni |
| | Andoco Known only from inscriptions on coins, where his name appears as ANDO or ANDOCO, and on one issue as TAS ANDO in which it is assumed that his name appears with that of his overlord, Tasciovanus. | | | Background information The Catuvellauni were something of an enigma in that they were not recorded by Julius Caesar anywhere in his writings on Britain. | | | Caesar was known for recording events in a manner that turned defeat into victory, and may have tried to play down the role of the Catuvellauni in their defiance of his forces. |
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http://www.ancientworlds.net/164211
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| | Cunobelin |
| | Under his leadership and that of his son Caratacus, the Catuvellauni got involved in many conflicts with other local tribes. | | | He was also a powerful enemy of Rome and gave financial assistance to the druid s of Anglesey, who at the time were a strong anti-Roman force, and gave refuge to warriors from Romanised Gaul. | | | William Shakespeare 's tragedy Cymbeline is based on his life. |
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http://www.serebella.com/encyclopedia/article-Cunobelin.html
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| | Current Archaeology Information Centre |
| | Catuvellauni is a British Iron-Age living history organisation whose purpose is to provide an understanding of British Iron-Age society through interpreting and reconstructing the material culture from archaeological and historical sources. | | | In association with other living history societies Catuvellauni has participated in a number of documentaries for local television networks and educational videos. | | | The Catuvellauni informs the public using living history displays and stories in which aspects and elements of British Iron-Age are described and explained in an entertaining manner. |
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http://www.archaeology.co.uk/directory/results.asp?cat=2&type=r&res=1
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| | The Catuvellauni were one of the most pro-Roman of British peoples. | | | This group shared the same ways of life and religious practices as the Catuvellauni and Cantiaci. | | | This tribe also shunned contacts with the Roman world and the changes they brought with them that characterised the life styles of Catuvellauni and Trinovantes at this time. |
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http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/tribes.htm
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| | Notes: Prince Mandubracius was exiled after the death of his father to Gaul by the Catuvellauni, where he joined Caesar and accompanied him on his second expedition to Britain in 54BC. | | | The only town mentioned by Ptolemy was the Ancient tribal capital of the Trinovantes, which had been wrested from them during a war with the neighbouring Catuvellauni c. | | | It is though likely that thee primary reason for their joining the revolt was that they had not had their tribal lands returned to them after the defeat of Caratacus and the Catuvellauni. |
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http://www.roman-britain.org/tribes/trinovantes.htm
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| | Renegade Miniatures - CELTIC INTER-TRIBAL WARFARE IN THE BRITISH ISLES 50 BC ~ 71 AD |
| | This they had renamed after the Celtic god of War, Camulos, who was the votive deity of the Catuvellauni royal house. | | | Whilst the battles of the Roman Invasions are well known, there were also numerous civil wars among the Britons which scarred the tribal societies they came from. | | | Despite this, the war continued under the next Catuvellauni chieftain, the equally bellicose Tasciovanus, from his new capital of Verulamium (St. Albans). |
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http://www.renegademiniatures.com/article7.htm
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| | Britannia: Caratacus, the First British Hero |
| | An historical person with some legendary accretions, Caratacus (also spelled Caractacus) was the king of the Catuvellauni at the time of the Roman invasion under their commander, Aulus Plautius. |
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http://www.britannia.com/history/bb51.html
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| | Shortly after acceding to his throne, circa 25 BC, Addedomaros moved his capital from Braughing to Camulodunum (Colchester), out of reach of the Catuvellauni. | | | The rule of Dubnovellaunus was shortlived; he was removed within a decade by Cunobelin, a self-declared son of Tasciovanus, and by the year 7 A.D., fled to seek refuge at Rome. | | | The Catuvellauni, 'men good in battle': were one of the two main tribes north of the Thames, concentrated in Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. |
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http://www.aoti76.dsl.pipex.com/coins/g3/g501.htm
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| | The Kimbles |
| | Their name comes from Cymbeline (also known as Cunobelin) who was once King of the Catuvellauni, an ancient Celtic tribe of pre- Roman Britain. | | | Written about by William Shakespeare in his tragedy of the same name, Cymbeline was able to successfully stave off the planned Roman invasion of Britain led by Emporer Caligula by supporting the fiercely anti-Roman Druids and offering refuge to exiled fighters from Romanised Gaul. |
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http://www.serebella.com/encyclopedia/article-The_Kimbles.html
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| | Romans in Britain - The basics of Celtic life |
| | The Belgae can be included in this list a tribe, but it is widely believed they were actually a subset of the Atrebates. | | | Around 25BC, it appears the Catuvellauni took control of the Atrebates and actually took the Silchester area for their own people, possibly banishing the Atrebatian inhabitants to land outside this newly won region. | | | The Parisi were also of Gallic origin, but as they occupied an area north of the Catuvellauni and Iceni, they cannot be considered part of this group of southern tribes. |
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http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/clb_basics_of_life.htm
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| | Claudius |
| | Claudius (10 B.C - 54 A.D) was personally involved in the final defeat of the Catuvellauni under the leadership of Caractacus and Togodumnus at the battle of Medway in 43 A.D. He went on to capture their stronghold capital of Colchester and thereby subjugating the British further. |
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http://www.battle1066.com/g064.shtml
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| | TOGODVMNVS CATVVELLAVNVM |
| | This would have been the Catuvellaunian prince Togodumnus. | | | The Dobunni, being a dependant state, would have been required to swear alliegence to the legitimate heir of the Catuvellauni following the death of king Cunobelin. | | | I am inclined to believe that either Togodumnus did not have any offspring, or that like his brother Caratacus, he had all daughters. |
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http://www.roman-britain.org/people/togodumnus.htm
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| | Legion by Slitherine - Scenario 1 |
| | Prior to the invasion they may have been under Catuvellauni control (they were part of Kymbeline/Cunobelin’s empire), although the fact of a Roman landing at Rutupiae/Richborough suggests their sympathies may have lain with the Romans(or at least against the Catuvellauni!). | | | The Catuvellauni were perhaps part of a Belgic influx around 100BC. | | | In the south the Catuvellauni had been expanding their influence to the detriment of their neighbours, the Trinobantes, the Atrebates and the Dobunni. |
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http://www.slitherine.com/Legion/Campaign_3.htm
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| | Encyclopedia: Togodumnus |
| | Togodumnus was a son of Cunobelinus, and succeeded his father to the kingship of the Catuvellauni, who at this time also ruled over the Trinovantes, in about 40 AD. | | | Togodumnus was a historical king of the British Catuvellauni tribe at the time of the Roman conquest. | | | He can be identified with the legendary British king Guiderius (Welsh: Gwydr). |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Togodumnus
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| | Romans in Britain - The Trinovantes tribe |
| | Also, they had not had their tribal lands returned to them after the defeat of Caratacus and the Catuvellauni. | | | Almost immediately after his took the throne, some time between 25 and 15BC, he moved his capital from Braughing ner Hertford to a new site on the east coast which he named Camulodunum which means | | | Succeeded Addedomaros to the Trinovantian throne about 10-5BC and ruled for several years before being overthrown by the Catuvellauni under the leadership of |
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http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/clb_tribe_trinovantes.htm
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| | egovernment.ca - Catuvellauni |
| | The first capital of the Catuvellauni was located near Whea... | | | The Catuvellauni (meaning probably "good in battle" or "battle commanders") were a Celtic/Belgic tribe or state of south... | | | Catuvellauni probably the most powerful Belgic tribe in ancient Britain; it occupied the area directly north of the River Thames. |
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http://www.egovernment.ca/Catuvellauni/reference/fullview/wikipedia/455822
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| | By about 5 B.C., the Catuvellauni were ruled by Tasciovanus, who was by now minting coins with his name on. | | | Because of these events, or for some other reason, the Catuvellauni moved their capital a few miles away, on the banks of the River Ver. | | | This took place in 43 A.D., but the Catuvellauni seem to have welcomed the Romans and consequently, the Celtic town of Verlamiom, became the Roman Civitas of Verulamium. |
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http://www.forumancientcoins.com/historia/sites/veru/verulamium.htm
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| | Catuvellauni -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia |
| | Conquered by the Romans in AD 43, the Trinovantes revolted unsuccessfully in 60–61 in alliance with Boudicca (Boadicea), queen of Iceni. | | | The first capital of the Catuvellauni was located near Wheathampstead, but after their defeat by Julius Caesar in 54 | | | The first capital of the Catuvellauni was located near Wheathampstead, but after their defeat by Julius Caesar in 54 BC, they expanded to the north and northwest, building a new capital at Verulamium, near St. Albans. |
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http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9021859
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| | Caratacus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Caratacus (also spelled Caractacus) was a historical British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who led the British resistance to the Roman conquest. | | | Afterwards, when his tribesmen accepted the Roman occupation, Caratacus continued to struggle. | | | This page was last modified 21:08, 5 Jun 2005. |
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http://hackettstown.us/project/wikipedia/index.php/Caratacus
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| | Tasciovanus |
| | Tasciovanus (also Tenvantius) was a legendary king of the Britons during the time of the Roman occupation according to Geoffrey of Monmouth and was the second king of the Catuvellauni tribe of Celts as recorded by Julius Caesar in the Gallic Wars. | | | He was said to be the second son of King Lud and succeeded his uncle King Cassivelaunus. |
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http://www.wikiverse.org/tasciovanus
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| | Along with his brother, Togodumnus[?], Caratacus led the defence of the country in AD 43, but they were defeated and Togodumnus was killed. | | | Caratacus, commonly called Caractacus (and, in Welsh Caradoc) was a son of Cunobelin or Cymbeline, king of the Catuvellauni[?], a powerful tribe of south-east England during the period immediately before the Roman invasion of Britain. | | | As I stood up a man caught my hand and gave it a squeeze I'd expected him to be there, but wasn't sure if he'd be able to work it. |
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http://www.termsdefined.net/ca/caratacus.html
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| | = Sandridge Village History: Roman Sandridge = |
| | A garrison of possibly 500 auxiliaries was established here while the bulk of the invaders made their way to Camulodunum (Colchester) which was now the capital of the Catuvellauni who had beaten the Trinovante tribe in battle about a century previously and had annexed their chief township and most of their land. | | | This time, however, the Romans launched a full scale invasion using 50,000 legionnaires and auxiliary troops as well as cavalry. | | | Ninety years earlier Julius Caesar had undertaken what would be called today in military language a reconnaissance in force. |
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http://www.sandridgevillage.com/history/history5.cfm
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| | Lot (Arthurian legend) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Thorfinn Skull-Splitter, a Norse king of Orkney in the 10th century, had a son named Ljot, which may have led to the connection of a Lothian king to Orkney and Norway. | | | Lot was said to descend from Catuvellauni chief Caractacus of Iron Age Britain. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_(Arthurian_legend)
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| | Hertfordshire.com » Other tourist attractions » Devil's Dyke |
| | The people who lived in the settlement were from a tribe called the "Catuvellauni". | | | The other plaque states that Devil's Dyke was handed over to Lord Brocket in 1937 by the Queen. | | | One plaque states that it was at Devil's Dyke in 54BC that Caesar conquered Cassivellaunus, the king of the Catuvellauni tribe. |
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http://www.herts.co.uk/?page=/pages/show_entry.asp&entry_id=3307
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| | Catuvellauni Lodge No 9435 |
| | When W Brother Charles Culley became Master of Catuvellauni Lodge No 9435 in October 2002, he called the Treasurer to one side and said that he would like to use all the money raised during his year from the alms and raffles for some constructive purpose, preferably locally and for a young person or persons. | | | Over the year £1200.00 was raised due to the generosity of the Brethren. | | | Catuvellauni is derived from the Belgae Tribe, the oldest recorded Tribe in Hertfordshire, even before the Romans, whom they fought in battle at Devils Dyke Wheathampstead. |
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http://www.pglherts.org/9000+/9435.htm
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| | MacFamilyTree |
| | Children of King of the Catuvellauni, Tanuantus Tenuantius Tenefan and |
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| | British History Coin Pack - Celtic |
| | Cunobelin died before the Romans under Claudius invaded in AD43 and the kingdom had passed to his two sons, Caratacus and Togudumnus. | | | The Catuvellauni, centred around Verulamium (St Albans), were probably the most powerful tribe in Britain and extended their dominion over the Trinovantes of Essex and Cantii of Kent under their leader Cunobelin. | | | At the point of Julius Caesar's foray to Britain in 55BC the country was split up into areas ruled by various Celtic tribes. |
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http://www.westair-reproductions.com/westair/coin_packs/british/cel1cp.htm
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| | Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History |
| | Under his son, Cunobelinus, the Catuvellauni became the leading power in Southern Britain before the Roman conquest. | | | Cunobelinus conquered the Trinovantes early in the first century gaining Camulodunum, the chief centre for continental trade, which became his capital. | | | The homeland of the Catuvellauni was modern Hertfordshire. |
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http://www.camelotintl.com/heritage/rulers/catuvellauni.html
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| | RedRampant.com |
| | Togodumnus, one of the two brother leading the tribe had been killed in the previous battle. | | | Before Julius Caesar finally ended his brief occupation of southern Britain he made alliances with several of the Celtic tribes living there. | | | The overall, commander, Plautius was ordered to halt his advance in order to give the Emperor Claudius time to make an appearance and grab some glory. |
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http://www.redrampant.com/roma/britain.html
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| | Science Fair Projects - Cassivelaunus |
| | Caesar tells us that Cassivellaunus had previously been at constant war with the British tribes, and had overthrown the king of the Trinovantes, the most powerful tribe in Britain at the time. | | | Caesar does not mention Cassivellaunus's tribe, but his territory, north of the river Thames, corresponds with that later inhabited by the Catuvellauni. | | | He appears in Julius Caesar's De Bello Gallico, having been given command of the combined British forces opposing Caesar's second invasion of Britain. |
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http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Cassivelaunus
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| | BRITISH TRIBAL TERRITORIES |
| | Rural temples: Weycock Hill (Berkshire), Frilford (Oxfordshire) possibly marking the borders with both the Dobunni and the Catuvellauni. | | | The Romano-British building at the Wheatsheaf, halfway between Calleva and Venta Belgarum (Winchester), may have been a temple on the borders between the Atrebates and the Belgae. | | | (Colchester, Essex) - The Ancient capital of the trinovantes and the only polis ascribed them by Ptolemy, was wrested from them during a war with the neighbouring Catuvellauni in c. |
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http://www.roman-britain.org/tribal_settlements.htm
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