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Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s Ye...   » Read the article

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 - Governors Of Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Governors Of Roman Britain - Severan Governors
Some sources list a further governor, a second Ulpius Marcellus. He was interpreted as a son of the first Ulpius Marcellus, serving. c. 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - Roman Aqueduct Construction
Construction of the aqueduct placed great demands on the capacities and knowledge of the Roman engineers. The Romans occasionally suffere...   » 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 - 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 - History Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Wales - Prehistoric Wales
The earliest human remains known from the area that is now Wales are those of the Red Lady of Paviland, a human skeleton dyed in red ochr...   » 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

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - Legacy
Archaeological research on the Eifel aqueduct started in the 19th century. CA Eick was the discoverer of the farthest source from Cologne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - Distribution Of Water In Ancient Cologne
For the last few kilometres before the ancient city, the aqueduct left the ground and was supported by an aqueduct bridge approximately 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - The Aqueduct As A Stone Quarry
The Eifel aqueduct was destroyed by Germanic tribes in 260 during an attack on Cologne, and was never brought back into operation, even t...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Governors Of Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Governors Of Roman Britain - Diocese Of The Britains
Following the reabsorption of Britain into the Roman Empire, the island was further repartitioned by Diocletian, this time into four sepa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Governors Of Roman Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Governors Of Roman Britain - Division Into Britannia Superior And Inferior
This list assumes the final division occurred c. 213 or a year or two before. Governors of Roman Britain - Britannia Superior. Tiberiu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - Architectural Aspects
To protect against frost, most of the aqueduct ran about 1 m below the earth's surface. Archaeological excavations show that, at the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Wales - Wales And The Normans
At the time of the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the dominant ruler in Wales was Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, who was king of Gwynedd and Pow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Wales - Annexation
After passing the Statute of Rhuddlan which restricted Welsh laws, King Edward's ring of impressive stone castles assisted the domination...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Wales - Early Mediaeval Wales
When the Roman garrison of Britain was withdrawn in 410, the various states within Wales were left self-governing. One of the reasons for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Wales - Wales Under The Romans
Up to and during the Roman occupation of Britain, Wales was not a separate country, but all inhabitants of Britain and Ireland spoke Celt...   » 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 - History Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Wales - From The Union To The Industrial Revolution
Following Henry VIII's break with Rome, Wales for the most part followed England in accepting Anglicanism, although a number of Catholics...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Wales - The Nineteenth Century
In the early 19th century parts of Wales became heavily industrialised, and the social effects of industrialisation led to bitter social ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - Roman Spring Constructions
Several springs in the area were fitted with constructions to aid their direction into the aqueduct. The first is at the source, Grüner ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - Roman Demands For Water Quality
Romans preferred drinking water with a high mineral content, preferring its taste to that of soft water. Roman architect Vitruvius descri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - History
Before the building of the Eifel Aqueduct, Cologne got its water from the Vorgebirge aqueduct, which had its source in the springs and st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Wales - The Twenty-first Century
The results of the 2001 Census showed an increase in the number of Welsh speakers to 20.8% of the population aged 3 and over, compared wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Wales - The Twentieth Century
In the early part of the century Wales still largely supported the Liberal Party, particularly when David Lloyd George became Prime Minis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - Above-ground Sections
For various reasons, the Eifel aqueduct has very few above-ground sections, unlike other Roman aqueducts, such as the Pont du Gard in sou...   » Read the article