Trinovantes
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The Trinovantes were a powerful Iron Age Celtic tribe of southeastern Britain, centered in what is now Essex, who played a significant role in early interactions and conflicts with the Roman Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trinovantes tribe | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic tribe
ⓘ
Iron Age tribe ⓘ ancient people ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Camulodunum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Emperor Claudius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | La Tène culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRuler |
Addedomarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cunobelinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Dubnovellaunus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandubracius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuedCoinage | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iron Age Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Britain ⓘ |
| mainRomanTown | Colonia Claudia Victricensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy's Geographia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacitus' Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalentRegion |
Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
east Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ south Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighbour |
Cantii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catuvellauni NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
alliance with Julius Caesar against Cassivellaunus
ⓘ
support for Boudica in 60–61 CE ⓘ |
| opposed | Catuvellaunian expansion ⓘ |
| paidTributeTo | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Boudican revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Roman Britain ⓘ |
| rebelledAgainst | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Brittonic language ⓘ |
| territoryIncluded |
modern Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of modern Hertfordshire ⓘ parts of modern Suffolk ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ |
| usedFortifications | hillforts ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Trinovantes tribe
subject surface form:
Battle of Watling Street