Cingetorix (Britain)
Cingetorix was in the middle of the 1st century BC. One of a total of four kings of the Cantiaci tribe living in what is now Kent . 54 BC BC he took part in the struggle of local tribes against the Roman general Gaius Julius Caesar, who invaded Britain for the second time .
Caesar tells in the report of his Gallic War that at the time of his second British campaign four kings ruled Kent, whom he names: Cingetorix, Segovax , Carvilius and Taximagulus . All four were allies of Cassivellaunus , who held the supreme command of the British tribes in the war against Caesar. When the Roman conqueror went to the siege of the fortress of Cassivellaunus north of the Thames , this envoy sent to Kent to summon the four kings there to attack the Roman ship camp. Cingetorix and the three other Kings of Kent followed the order, but were defeated by the Roman guards of the fleet. Upon hearing of the outcome of this battle, Cassivellaunus resorted to a comparison with Caesar.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Cingetorix 2). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Col. 2560.
Remarks
- ^ Caesar, De bello Gallico 5, 22, 1f.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cingetorix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Kent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |