Atrebates

The Atrebates (meaning settlers) were a Belgic tribe of Gaul and Britain before the Roman conquests. Atrebates - The Atrebates in Gaul. The Gaulish Atrebates lived in or around modern Artois in northern France. Their capital, Nemetocenna, is now the city of Arras. In 57 BC they were part of a Belgic military alliance in response to Julius Caesar's conquests elsewhere in Gaul, contributing 15,000 men. Caesar took this build-up as a threat and marched against it, but the Belgae had the advantage ...

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• Atrebates - The Atrebates in Gaul
• Atrebates - The Atrebates in Britain

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Commius soon established himself as king of the British Atrebates, a kingdom he may have founded. Their territory comprised modern Hampshire, West Sussex and Surrey, centred on the capital Calleva Atrebatum (modern Silchester). The settlement of the Atrebates in Britain was not a mass population movement. Archaeologist Barry Cunliffe argues that they "seem to have comprised a series of indigenous tribes, possibly with some intrusive Belgic element, given initial coherence by Commius". It is possible that the name "Atrebates", as with ...

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Atrebates, Atrebates - The Atrebates in Gaul, Atrebates - The Atrebates in Britain

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A Briton, in broad terms, is an inhabitant of the geographical region of Great Britain[1][2][3]. The usage of the term is sensitive in some areas, particularly those relating to the Irish people and the Scottish people, and can vary in exact meaning depen ...

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The Battle of the Sabis, also known as the Battle of the Sambre, was fought in 57 BC between the forces of the Roman Republic and an association of Belgic tribes in Gaul. Julius Caesar, commanding the Roman forces, was surprised and nearly defeated. However, a combination of determined defense, skilled generalship, and the timely arrival of reinforcements allowed the Romans to turn a near-defeat into a crushing victory. Battle of the Sabis - Prelude. In the year 57 BC, a large group of Belgic and Ce ...

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Image:Belgicaromana.gif The Belgae were a group of nations or tribes living in north-eastern Gaul, on the west bank of the Rhine, in the 1st century BC, and later also attested in Britain. Their name survives in modern Belgium. Julius Caesar in his De Bello Gallico divided the people of Gaul at the time of his conquests (58 - 51 BC) into three broad groups: the Aquitani, Galli (who in their own language were called Celtae) and Belgae, all of whom had their own customs and language. He n ...

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The Catuvellauni (meaning probably "good in battle" or "battle commanders") were a Celtic/Belgic tribe or state of south-eastern Britain before the Roman conquest. The fortunes of the Catuvellauni and their kings before the conquest can be traced through numismatic evidence and scattered references in classical histories. They are mentioned by Dio Cassius, who implies they led the resistance against the conquest in AD 43. They appear as one of the civitates of Roman Britain in Ptolemy's Geography in the 2nd century, occupying modern Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and southern Cambridgeshire and base ...

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Cunobelinus (also written Kynobellinus, Cunobelin) (late 1st century BCE - 40s CE) was a historical king of the Catuvellauni tribe of pre-Roman Britain. He also appears in British legend as Cymbeline or Kymbeline (inspiration for William Shakespeare's tragedy, Cymbeline), and in Welsh, Kynvelyn or Cynfelyn. His name means "hound of (the god) Belenus" or "shining hound". Cunobelinus - History. Cunobelinus's name is known from passing mentions by classical hist ...

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Commius (Commios, Comius) was a historical king of the Belgic nation of the Atrebates, initially in Gaul, then in Britain, in the 1st century BC. Commius - Ally of Caesar. When Julius Caesar conquered the Atrebates in Gaul in 57 BC, as recounted in his Commentarii de Bello Gallico, he appointed Commius as king of the tribe. Before Caesar's first expedition to Britain in 55 BC, Commius was sent as Caesar's envoy to persuade the Britons not to resist him, as Caesar believed he would have ...

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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Arras is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. Arras - History. Originally settled by the Celtic tribe of the Atrebates, it later became a Roman garrison town known as Atrebatum. It is located in the former Dutch and French province of ...

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Caratacus (also spelled Caractacus) was a historical British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who led the British resistance to the Roman conquest. He may correspond with the legendary Welsh character Caradog (also written Caradoc, Caradawg) and the legendary British king Arvirargus. Caratacus - History. Caratacus is named by Dio Cassius as a son of the Catuvellaunian king Cunobelinus (the inspiration for William Shakespeare's Cymbeline).^Including:

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Colchester is a town and main settlement of the Colchester borough of Essex in the East of England. It has a population of about 160,000 and, as the oldest recorded Roman town, makes claim to be the oldest town in Britain. Colchester is located 54 miles (87 km) north east of London and is connected to the capital by the A12 road and the Great Eastern Main Line. Colchester - History. Colchester - Roman era. Colchester is the oldest recorded Rom ...

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Caratacus is named by Dio Cassius as a son of the Catuvellaunian king Cunobelinus[1] (the inspiration for William Shakespeare's Cymbeline).Based on coin distribution Caratacus appears to have been the protegé of his uncle Epaticcus, who expanded Catuvellaunian power westwards into the territory of the Atrebates. After Epaticcus died ca. 35, the Atrebates, under Verica, regained some of their territory, but it appears Caratacus completed the conquest ...

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Caratacus, Caratacus - History, Caratacus - Caratacus's name, Caratacus - British legend, Caratacus - Ancient and Modern myths? surrounding Caratacus, Caratacus - Caratacus and Christianity, Caratacus - Theory of Caratacus' relationship to Saint Linus, Caratacus - Notes

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Caesar conquered the Belgae, beginning in 57 BC. He writes that the Belgae were conspiring and arming themselves in response to his earlier conquests, and in response to this threat he raised two new legions and ordered his Gallic allies the Aedui to invade the territory of the Bellovaci. Wary of the numbers and bravery of the Belgae, he initially avoided a pitched battle, resorting mainly to cavalry skirmishes to probe their strengths and weaknesses. Once he was satisfied his troops were a match for them, he made camp on a low hill protected by a marsh at the front and the river Aisne behind, near Bibrax (between mod ...

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Belgae, Belgae - Origins of the Belgae, Belgae - Conquest of the Belgae, Belgae - The Belgae outside Gaul

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Caratacus is named by Dio Cassius as a son of the Catuvellaunian king Cunobelinus (the inspiration for William Shakespeare's Cymbeline).[1] Based on coin distribution Caratacus appears to have been the protegé of his uncle Epaticcus, who expanded Catuvellaunian power westwards into the territory of the Atrebates. After Epaticcus died ca. 35 AD, the Atrebates, under Verica, regained some of their territory, but it appears Caratacus completed the conq ...

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Caratacus, Caratacus - History, Caratacus - Caratacus's name, Caratacus - British legend, Caratacus - Caratacus and Christianity, Caratacus - Notes

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Colchester - Roman era. Colchester is the oldest recorded Roman town in England, existing as a Celtic settlement before the Roman conquest. There is archaeological evidence of settlement 3,000 years ago. Its Celtic name was "Camulodunon", meaning "the Fortress of Camulos". (Camulos was the Celtic god of war.) This name was modified to the Roman spelling of "Camulodunum" (written "CAMVLODVNVM"). Camulodunum was the capital and spiritual centre of the ancient Celtic tribe called the Trinovantes. It is though ...

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Colchester, Colchester - History, Colchester - Roman era, Colchester - Medieval era, Colchester - Royal charter, Colchester - Dutch quarter, Colchester - Siege of Colchester, Colchester - Colchester earthquake, Colchester - Oyster Feast, Colchester - Colchester army garrison, Colchester - Colchester Co-op, Colchester - Paxman diesels, Colchester - Tourism, Colchester - Twinning, Colchester - Education, Colchester - References in literature

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The Nervii, the Viromandui, and the Atrebates had collected their forces on the south bank of the river, hidden in some trees about two hundred feet from the bank. The Aduatuci were not present, but were marching to join them. As the Romans approached from the northeast, Caesar deployed skirmishers to the other side of the river to occupy the Belgic cavalry, which retreated into the woods. In the meantime, the R ...

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Battle of the Sabis, Battle of the Sabis - Prelude, Battle of the Sabis - Battle, Battle of the Sabis - Source

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Julius Caesar made his second invasion of Britannia in 54bc, although seen as a success, the Roman army only reached as far as modern day Greater London and did not really impose their authority. The Roman army had invaded on a pretext of offering aide to their ally, King Mandubracius of the Trinovantes, after King Cassivellaunus had deposed him. King Cassivellaunos of the Catuvellauni was the main opposition to Roman occupation, organising guerilla raids and open battles. Thi ...

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Ancalites, Ancalites - Invasion and Surrender, Ancalites - Absorption, Ancalites - Name

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Most Roman towns in Britain continued to exist after the end of the Roman era, and consequently their remains underlay their more recent successors, which are often still major population centres. Silchester is unusual in that, for reasons unknown, it was abandoned shortly after the end of the Roman era and, with the establishment of Reading Abbey, local political and commercial activity moved to nearby Reading. As a consequence, Silchester has been subject to relatively benign neglect for most of the last two millennia.^{See also:}

Silchester Roman Town, Silchester Roman Town - Description, Silchester Roman Town - Excavation, Silchester Roman Town - Location, Silchester Roman Town - Access

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Cantiaci - Pre-Roman Iron Age. Caesar mentions four kings, Segovax, Carvilius, Cingetorix and Taximagulus, who held power in Cantium at the time of his second expedition in 54 BC. The British leader Cassivellaunus, beseiged in his stronghold north of the Thames, sent a message to these four kings to attack the Roman naval camp as a distraction. The attack failed, a chieftain called Lugotorix was captured, and Cassi ...

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Cantiaci, Cantiaci - Rulers, Cantiaci - Pre-Roman Iron Age, Cantiaci - Sub-Roman period

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