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Caratacus

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Caratacus
King of the Britons
King of the Catuvellauni
Caractacus before the Emperor Claudius at Rome, 18th-century print, artist unknown (British Museum)
King of the Catuvellauni
Reign1st century AD, to c. 50
PredecessorEpaticcus
SuccessorNone (Catuvellauni territory conquered by Claudius)
King of the Britons
Reign43–50
PredecessorCunobelinus
SuccessorCogidubnus
Bornc. 10?
Probably in
Catuvellauni territory
DiedAfter c. 50
Rome
Brythonic*Caratācos
GreekΚαράτακος / Καρτάκης
FatherCunobelinus
MotherUnknown

Caratacus was a leader of Britain in 1st century AD. He was born in the tribe of Catuvellauni. He resisted the Romans. Dio Cassius called Caratacus the son of the Catuvellaunian king Cunobelin.[1]

References

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  1. Dio Cassius, trans Earnest Cary, Roman History 60:19–22