Durotriges
The Durotriges were a Celtic tribe, or rather a loose association of smaller Celtic groups in the south-west of what is now England . There were several oppida on their territory , such as Hod Hill , Hambledon , South Cadbury and Maiden Castle . From around 100 BC Imported goods from the Mediterranean area can be observed in the Durotriges area. They minted coins as early as Celtic times, but these do not have any inscriptions, so that no names of rulers have been passed down. They are said to have put up violent resistance to the Roman conquest. Various oppida in their area show signs of violent fighting. In Roman Britain the Durotriges became a civitas . In Roman times, their main town was Durnovaria ( Dorchester (Dorset) ) and later Lindinis next to it , suggesting that this civitas was divided into two parts.
Individual evidence
- ^ Sheppard Frere: Britannia: A History of Roman Britain , London 1988, p. 38 ISBN 0710212151
Web links
- Emil Huebner : Durotriges . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 2, Stuttgart 1905, Sp. 1865.
- The Durotriges on www.roman-britain.org