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Calleva Atrebatum - Roman Silchester, Hampshire, UK (307 words)
	Calleva Atrebatum, Roman Silchester, was built upon the site of the native Atrebatic settlement of Calleva.
	Calleva (Silchester) became an important Roman town and is now an important archaeological site with key excavations by Professor Mike Fulford of Reading University.
	The Late Iron Age gold coin (r) is inscribed 'Callev' for Calleva, and 'Eppi' for Eppillus, one of the ruling dynasty in the early first century AD.

BIGpedia - Verica - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online (288 words)
	From his coinage, he appears to have been king of the Atrebates tribe and a son of Commius.
	He succeeded his elder brother Eppillus as king in about 15 AD, reigning at Calleva Atrebatum, today called Silchester.
	His territory was pressed from the east by the Catuvellauni, led by Epaticcus, brother of Cunobelinus, who conquered Calleva in about 25 AD.

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