Segontiaci
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The Segontiaci were a tribe of Iron Age Britain
encountered by Julius Caesar
during his second expedition to Britain in 55 BC. They surrendered to him as he was campaigning against Cassivellaunus
in the Thames Valley
, which suggests they were also based in the south-east. However a Roman fort in north Wales
, near the River Seiont
, was called Segontium, suggesting they may have hailed from farther afield.
British Iron Age
The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron-Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, and which had an independent Iron Age culture of...
encountered by Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
during his second expedition to Britain in 55 BC. They surrendered to him as he was campaigning against Cassivellaunus
Cassivellaunus
Cassivellaunus was an historical British chieftain who led the defence against Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain in 54 BC. The first British person whose name is recorded, Cassivellaunus led an alliance of tribes against Roman forces, but eventually surrendered after his location was...
in the Thames Valley
Thames Valley
The Thames Valley Region is a loose term for the English counties and towns roughly following the course of the River Thames as it flows from Oxfordshire in the west to London in the east. It includes parts of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, North Hampshire, Surrey and west London...
, which suggests they were also based in the south-east. However a Roman fort in north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, near the River Seiont
River Seiont
Afon Seiont is a river in Gwynedd, Wales which runs into the Menai Strait.Its source is the outflow of Llyn Padarn near Llanberis, and it flows out in a generally northwest direction. Between the outflow and the village of Llanrug it is known as the Afon Rhythallt, changing its name just after the...
, was called Segontium, suggesting they may have hailed from farther afield.
External links
- Segontiaci and Segontium at Roman-Britain.org