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Ambrosius Aurelianus
Ambrosius Aurelianus, ‘the last of the Romans’, was a British leader who emerged during the twilight years of Roman Britain to resist the onslaught of invading Saxons. Ever since the Saxons (under Hengist and Horsa?) had established themselves in Kent in ad 455, other areas of southern Britain had fallen under Saxon rule. The Britons fought back, and their greatest successes occurred in the late 5th cent. under Ambrosius Aurelianus. This resistance culminated in the battle of Mount Badon at which the Saxons were defeated; the Britons won a generation of peace.
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JOHN CANNON. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-AmbrosiusAurelianus.html JOHN CANNON. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-AmbrosiusAurelianus.html |
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Ambrosius Aurelianus
Ambrosius Aurelianus in the account of Gildas, a 5th-century leader of Romano-British resistance to the Saxons; in the later chronicle of Geoffrey of Monmouth, he is said to have been the elder brother of Uther Pendragon and to have preceded him as king after defeating and killing Vortigern.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-AmbrosiusAurelianus.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-AmbrosiusAurelianus.html |
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Ambrosius Aurelianus
Ambrosius Aurelianus, ‘the last of the Romans’, was a British leader who emerged during the twilight years of Roman Britain to resist the onslaught of invading Saxons. This resistance culminated in the battle of Mount Badon at which the Saxons were defeated.
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JOHN CANNON. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-AmbrosiusAurelianus.html JOHN CANNON. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-AmbrosiusAurelianus.html |
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Ambrosius Aurelianus
Ambrosius Aurelianus. Name in Gildas (6th cent.) for the shadowy but historical Welsh figure Emrys Wledig. See also MYRDDIN.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-AmbrosiusAurelianus.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ambrosius Aurelianus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-AmbrosiusAurelianus.html |
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