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Brigantes
Brigantes. A British tribal federation and civitas. The name means ‘upland people’ or ‘hill-dwellers’, which is appropriate to the Pennine heartland of the tribe. Their territory, however, included coastal plains as well, for Ptolemy confirms that they held most of northern England from coast to coast. Not surprisingly, such a vast area was not the fiefdom of a single tribe but rather of a loose confederation. Some of the federal tribes are known to us by name—the Setanti, the Lopocares, the Gabrantovices, the Tectoverdi, and the Carvetii. Each tribe no doubt had its own capital but there may also have been a central place for the whole federation, possibly at Almondsbury near Huddersfield or at Stanwick near Scotch Corner. Certainly by the time the Romans reached their southern borders, the Brigantes were led by a single ruler, Queen Cartimandua, with whom the Romans established treaty relations. Internal schism and instability led to Roman invasion and occupation in the later 1st cent. Eventually a civitas was established, perhaps during Hadrian's visit to the province, with its capital at Aldborough (Isurium), but much of Brigantian territory probably remained under direct military government throughout the Roman occupation.
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JOHN CANNON. "Brigantes." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Brigantes." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Brigantes.html JOHN CANNON. "Brigantes." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Brigantes.html |
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Brigantes The Celtic inhabitants of northern Britain between the Humber and the Tyne, known as the ‘mountain folk’. After the Roman invasion in 43 AD, Emperor Claudius formed an alliance with their queen Cartimandua. Roman troops helped suppress at least three revolts against her; she also handed over the refugee CARATACUS. During the ROMAN CIVIL WARS (68–69) she was expelled by her anti-Roman husband, Venutius. Petillius Cerialis was made governor (legatus) of Britain by Vespasian; he advanced north c.71–74 AD, and established Eboracum (York) as a permanent legionary fortress for the Ninth Legion in this former tribal territory.
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"Brigantes." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Brigantes." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Brigantes.html "Brigantes." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Brigantes.html |
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Brigantes
Brigantes A British tribal federation and civitas. The name means ‘upland people’ or ‘hill‐dwellers’, which is appropriate to the Pennine heartland. Not surprisingly, such a vast area was not the fiefdom of a single tribe but rather of a loose confederation. There may have been a central place for the whole federation, possibly at Almondsbury near Huddersfield or at Stanwick near Scotch Corner. Certainly by the time the Romans reached their southern borders, the Brigantes were led by a single ruler, Queen Cartimandua.
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JOHN CANNON. "Brigantes." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Brigantes." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Brigantes.html JOHN CANNON. "Brigantes." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Brigantes.html |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Brigantes." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Brigantes." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Brigantes.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Brigantes." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Brigantes.html |
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