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Caractacus
Caractacus, or Caradoc, king of the Silures in the west of Britain during the reign of Claudius, was defeated by the Romans and fled to Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes, who betrayed him. He was taken a prisoner to Rome in ad 51, where his noble spirit so pleased the emperor that he pardoned and released him. He figures as Caratach in Fletcher's Bonduca. W. Mason wrote a play Caractacus.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Caractacus." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Caractacus." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Caractacus.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Caractacus." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Caractacus.html |
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Caractacus. Several composers have written mus. based on the Brit. King or chieftain who put up almost the last resistance to the Romans, but the best-known work is Elgar's dramatic cantata, Op.35, for sop., ten., bar., and bass soloists, ch., and orch. to text by H. A. Acworth. F.p. Leeds 1898, London 1899.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Caractacus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Caractacus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Caractacus.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Caractacus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Caractacus.html |
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"Caractacus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Caractacus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Caractac.html "Caractacus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Caractac.html |
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Caractacus. Corrupt latinized version of Caradog (1).
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Caractacus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Caractacus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Caractacus.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Caractacus." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Caractacus.html |
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