Altar dedicated to Bregans and the Divinity of the Emperor
Period: Iron Age
Altar dedicated to Victoria Brigantia – Castleford
To the goddess Victoria Brigantia Aurelius Senopianus dedicated this altar.
Altar dedicated to Nympha Brigantia – Castlesteads?
“This offering to the goddess-nymph Brigantia, which he had vowed for the welfare and safety of our Lord the Invincible Emperor Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus and of his whole Divine House, Marcus Cocceius Nigrinus, procurator of our Emperor and most devoted to his divinity and majesty, gladly, willingly, and deservedly fulfilled.”
Altar dedicated to Jupiter of Doliche, Caelestis Brigantia, and Salus – Corbridge
“To eternal Jupiter of Doliche and to Caelestis Brigantia and to Salus Gaius Julius Apolinaris, centurion of the Sixth Legion, at the command of the god (set this up).”
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Altar dedicated to Jupiter of Doliche, Caelestis Brigantia, and Salus – Corbridge
“To eternal Jupiter of Doliche and to Caelestis Brigantia and to Salus Gaius Julius Apolinaris, centurion of the Sixth Legion, at the command of the god (set this up).”
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“Sacred to the goddess Brigantia: Congennicus willingly and deservedly fulfilled his vow.”
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In high relief standing in a gabled niche. The goddess Brigantia is winged, has a Gorgon’s head on her breast, and wears a plumed helmet encircled by a turreted crown. In her right hand she holds a spear, in her left a globe; to her left stands her shield, to her right an omphaloid stone. Her attributes equate her with Minerva Victrix (see Jolliffe loc. cit.). It is said that when first discovered the statuette had traces of gilding.
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The names Cambre, Cambria, Cumbria, and Cymru
The similarities between the names Cambre, Cambria, Cumbria, and Cymru (the native Welsh name for Wales) have been noted by linguists and historians, particularly when exploring Indo-European and Celtic roots.
