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Tag: revolt

Jun 14

Venutius

Filed under Articles, Iron Age, Leaders, Reports

Venutius was a notable figure in the 1st-century history of northern Britain, known primarily as the king of the Brigantes during the Roman conquest. The following text summarises what we can potentially understand about him, and tries to tie him to places and other possibilities that are not supported by the historical record. At the end of the section, what records to exist are explained.

Age, Brigantes, Brigantia, britain, Cartimandua, carvetii, celtic, gallus, ireland, iron, North, revolt, Roman, Vellocatus, Venutius, Vespasian
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Sep 23

Cerialis Petillius

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Quintus Petillius Cerialis Caesius Rufus was the son-in-law of Vespasian Cerialis and became Governor of Britain in AD.71; his instructions were plainly to move the conquest forward, and he brought with him a new legion, II Adiutrix, which had recently been recruited from members of the fleet at Ravenna.