Ordovices
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The Ordovices were an ancient Celtic tribe of northwestern Wales known for their fierce resistance to Roman rule during the conquest of Britain.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ordovices tribe | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Celtic tribe ⓘ |
| approximateEnd | late 1st century AD (as an independent tribal entity) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence | hillforts in northwest Wales ⓘ |
| capitalCandidate |
Caer Gai (hypothesized)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cefn Caer (hypothesized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom (modern territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
hill farming
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Celtic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fierce resistance to Roman rule
ⓘ
opposition to Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ |
| language | Brittonic Celtic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource | Tacitus, Agricola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCharacteristic |
guerrilla-style resistance
ⓘ
use of difficult terrain for defense ⓘ |
| modernCulturalAssociation | Welsh historical identity ⓘ |
| nameEtymologyCandidate | possibly related to a Celtic root for "hammer" or "strike" (uncertain) ⓘ |
| neighboringTribe |
Deceangli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demetae NERFINISHED ⓘ Silures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | near destruction by Roman forces under Agricola ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman army in Britain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Celtic Britons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province of Britannia (after conquest) ⓘ |
| region |
modern Gwynedd area
ⓘ
northwest Wales uplands ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| romanizationLevel | low compared to southeastern British tribes ⓘ |
| subduedBy | Gnaeus Julius Agricola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorPopulation | early medieval Welsh kingdoms (in same region) ⓘ |
| successorTerritory | Kingdom of Gwynedd (partly overlapping) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous
ⓘ
rugged uplands ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman period in Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ordovices tribe