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Cartimandua
Cartimandua, British queen of the Brigantes. Cartimandua is said to have come from a long and distinguished ancestry, and was queen in her own right. She made her first appearance in history when in ad 51 she handed over to the Romans Caratacus, the leader of the Welsh resistance. Her treaty relationship with the Romans probably began at this time, providing them with a friendly native state on the northern frontiers of the new province. However both personal and political differences with her consort Venutius led to considerable instability in her kingdom, which was in any case a confederation of tribes spread over most of northern England. Venutius' ambitions were initially thwarted by repeated Roman intervention in support of Cartimandua, but during the civil wars of ad 69 he took his opportunity to seize the kingdom. The queen was rescued by Roman cavalry, but never regained her throne.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cartimandua." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cartimandua." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Cartimandua.html JOHN CANNON. "Cartimandua." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Cartimandua.html |
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Cartimandua
Cartimandua, British queen of the Brigantes. Cartimandua was queen in her own right. In AD 51 she handed over to the Romans Caratacus, the leader of the Welsh resistance. Her treaty relationship with the Romans provided them with a friendly native state on the northern frontiers of the new province. However both personal and political differences with her consort Venutius led to considerable instability. Venutius' ambitions were initially thwarted by Roman intervention in support of Cartimandua, but during the civil wars of AD 69 he seized the kingdom. The queen was rescued by Roman cavalry, but never regained her throne.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cartimandua." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cartimandua." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Cartimandua.html JOHN CANNON. "Cartimandua." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Cartimandua.html |
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Cartimandua
Cartimandua. Chieftainess of the north British people the Brigantes at the time of Roman expansion (1st cent. AD). She repudiated her husband and took command of her people, but sought protection from the Romans and became in a sense their client. When Caradog (Caractacus) fled to her in defeat, she betrayed him to the Romans. In worship she invoked Brigantia—‘the high one’. Often compared with Boudicca.
Bibliography See Ian Richmond , ‘Queen Cartimandua’, Journal of Roman Studies, 44 (1954), 50 ff. |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Cartimandua." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Cartimandua." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Cartimandua.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Cartimandua." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Cartimandua.html |
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Cartimandua
Cartimandua , fl. 1st cent. AD, British queen of the Brigantes. Ruler of the largest and most powerful tribe in Roman Britain (inhabiting the area that is now Yorkshire), she surrendered Caractacus to the Romans (AD 51). The Romans supported her rule as a client-queen in order to stabilize the region and quell dynastic conflicts. She was overthrown in AD 69 when she repudiated her husband, Venutius, for his armor-bearer. The Brigantes were then subjugated under direct Roman rule. |
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"Cartimandua." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cartimandua." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cartiman.html "Cartimandua." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cartiman.html |
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