Commius - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Commius: Encyclopedia - Commius
Commius (Commios, Comius) was a historical king of the Belgic nation of the Atrebates, initially in Gaul, then in Britain, in the 1st cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commius: Encyclopedia Ii - Commius - Enemy Of Caesar
In 52 BC the Atrebates joined the pan-Gaulish revolt led by Vercingetorix, and Commius was one of the leaders of the army that attempted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgae: Encyclopedia - Belgae
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atrebates: Encyclopedia - Atrebates
The Atrebates (meaning settlers) were a Belgic tribe of Gaul and Britain before the Roman conquests. Atrebates - The Atrebates in Gaul. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia
The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia was a conflict fought in September 52 BC around the Gallic oppidum of Alesia, a major town centre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Briton: Encyclopedia - Briton
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 so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Conquest Of Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Conquest Of Britain - The Conquest Continued
Vespasian took a force westwards subduing tribes and capturing oppida as he went, going as least as far as Exeter and probably reaching B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atrebates: Encyclopedia Ii - Atrebates - The Atrebates In Britain
Commius soon established himself as king of the British Atrebates, a kingdom he may have founded. Their territory comprised modern Hampsh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Alesia - Siege And Battle
Alesia was a hill-top fort surrounded by river valleys, with strong defensive features. As a frontal assault would have been suicidal, Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgae: Encyclopedia Ii - Belgae - Conquest Of The Belgae
Caesar conquered the Belgae, beginning in 57 BC. He writes that the Belgae were conspiring and arming themselves in response to his earli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Conquest Of Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Conquest Of Britain - Asclepiodotus : Ad 296
The rebellion of Carausius in AD 286 led to Britain breaking away from the Roman Empire and it was not for another ten years that an expe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atrebates: Encyclopedia Ii - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Conquest Of Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Conquest Of Britain - Aulus Plautius: Ad 43
By the 40s AD the Catuvellauni had displaced the Trinovantes as the most powerful kingdom in south-eastern Britain, taking over the forme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Conquest Of Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Conquest Of Britain - Aborted Invasions
Augustus prepared invasions in 34 BC, 27 BC and 25 BC. The first and third were called off due to revolts elsewhere in the empire, the se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Alesia - Aftermath
Alesia proved to be the end of generalized and organized resistance to the Roman invasion of Gaul. The country was then subdued, becoming...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgae: Encyclopedia Ii - Belgae - Origins Of The Belgae
Whether the Belgae were Celts or Germanic tribes occupied 19th century and early 20th century historians. Caesar claims that most of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Alesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Alesia - Prelude
Julius Caesar had been in Gaul since 58 BC. It was customary for consuls, Rome's highest elected officials, at the end of their consular ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Conquest Of Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Conquest Of Britain - Julius Caesar: 54 Bc
In 54 BC, Caesar returned with a larger force. According to some Caesar's own account the fleet comprised some 800 ships, many of which w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Conquest Of Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Conquest Of Britain - Julius Caesar: 55 Bc
In 55 BC, Julius Caesar landed on the coast, perhaps in what was intended as a reconnaissance mission. During his campaigns in Gaul, as r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commius: Encyclopedia Ii - Commius - King In Britain
By about 30 BC Commius had established himself as king of the Atrebates in Britain, and was issuing coins from Calleva Atrebatum (Silches...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commius: Encyclopedia Ii - 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 ki...   » Read the article