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Cassivellaunus. Cassivellaunus was a historical British military leader who led the defence against Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain in 54 BC. He led an alliance of tribes against Roman forces, but eventually surrendered after his location was revealed to Julius Caesar by defeated Britons.
Cassivellaunus (flourished 1st century bc) was a powerful British chieftain who was defeated by Julius Caesar during his second raiding expedition into Britain (54 bc). Cassivellaunus led his tribe, the Catuvellauni (a Belgic people who lived in modern Hertfordshire), against the Roman invaders, making effective use of guerrilla tactics and ...
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May 17, 2018 · Cassivellaunus. Cassivellaunus. British chief or king. Cassivellaunus is known only from the war diaries of Julius Caesar and Dio Cassius' later derivative account of Caesar's invasions of 55 and 54 bc. Nevertheless, he may well have been a key figure in the political development of south-eastern Britain before the Roman conquest.
Nov 26, 2021 · Cassivellaunus Tomb is in northern Sciropescire, near where the Afon Hafren River meets the Trent River. Use the raven when in the vicinity of the tomb to spot the swirling spire and pinpoint the ...
Cassivellaunus in Geoffery of Monmouth. Cassivellaunus--called Cassibellaunus, as in Bede--is the son of Heli and brother to Lud and Nennius. When Lud dies, he acts as fosterfather and regent to Lud's sons Androgeus and Tenvantius, who are too young to rule. Androgeus is made duke of Trinovantum, and Tenvantius duke of Cornwall.
Cassivellaunus was a Celtic chieftain, who ruled the territory north of the River Thames, and led the native British tribes in opposition to Julius Caesar on his second expedition in 54 BC. The character of Cassevellaunus appears in Celtic legend as Cassibelanus, and in Caesar's 'Commentarii de Bello Gallico' an account of the Gallic Wars ...
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Search for: 'Cassivellaunus' in Oxford Reference ». British chief or king. Cassivellaunus is known only from the war diaries of Julius Caesar and Dio Cassius' later derivative account of Caesar's invasions of 55 and 54 bc. Nevertheless, he may have been a key figure in south‐eastern Britain before the Roman conquest.
