Catuvellauni

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.

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Celt - Belgic - Britain - Roman conquest

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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 based around the town of Verulamium (modern St Albans).

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Numismatic - Dio Cassius - 43 - Civitates - Roman Britain - Ptolemy - 2nd century - Hertfordshire - Bedfordshire - Cambridgeshire - Verulamium - St Albans

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