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Cymbeline or Cunobelinus , d. c.AD 40, British king. His conquest of the Trinovantes (of Essex) reportedly made him the wealthiest and most powerful ruler in SE England. After his death his kingdom was divided between his sons Togodumnus and Caractacus . Cymbeline gives his name, but little else, to Shakespeare's Cymbeline.

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Cymbeline (Cunobelinus) (d. c.ad 42) Ancient British king. An ally of the Romans, he was king of the Catuvellauni tribe. After conquering the Trinovantes, he became the strongest ruler of s Britain.

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Cymbeline (or Cunobelinus) (died c.42 AD) British chieftain. He was a powerful ruler whose tribe occupied a wide area from Northamptonshire to south-east England. He made Camulodunum (Colchester) his capital, and established a mint there.

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