Dobunni tribe
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The Dobunni tribe were an Iron Age Celtic people who inhabited what is now southwestern England, particularly around modern Gloucestershire and Bristol, before and during the Roman occupation of Britain.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dobunni | 0 |
| Corinium Dobunnorum | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic tribe
ⓘ
Roman town ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | British Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
coin hoards
ⓘ
farmsteads ⓘ hillforts ⓘ |
| capital | Corinium Dobunnorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinage |
base metal coins
ⓘ
gold staters ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom (modern territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Insular Celtic culture ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Celtic ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Roman conquest of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedDuring | Roman occupation of Britain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coinage with distinctive designs
ⓘ
early submission to Roman rule ⓘ tribal territory in southwestern Britain ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Celtic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Area around modern Bristol
ⓘ
Dobunni territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Cirencester NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Roman-era sources about Britain (indirectly via place and tribal names) ⓘ |
| modernStudy | subject of archaeological research in southwestern Britain ⓘ |
| neighbouringTribe |
Belgae (Britain)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catuvellauni NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornovii NERFINISHED ⓘ Durotriges NERFINISHED ⓘ Silures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pre-Roman tribes of Britain
ⓘ
Roman client kingdoms in Britain ⓘ |
| possibleEtymology | name possibly related to ‘world’ or ‘deep’ in Celtic ⓘ |
| region |
Britannia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| romanization | became partially Romanized under Roman rule ⓘ |
| successor | sub-Roman and early medieval communities in Gloucestershire region ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman Britain ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.