Commius was a historical king of the Gaulish and British Atrebates tribes in the 1st century BC. Gaulish is name given to the now-extinct Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul before the Romans, the Franks and the British Celts invaded. ... Ancient Britain was a period in the human occupation of Great Britain that extended throughout prehistory, ending with the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. ... The Atrebates (meaning settlers) were a Belgic tribe of Gaul and Britain before the Roman conquests. ... (2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century - other centuries) The 1st century BC starts on January 1, 100 BC and ends on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events The Roman...

When Julius Caesar conquered the Atrebates in Gaul in 57 BC he appointed Commius as king of the tribe. This article is about Julius Caesar the Roman dictator. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54...

Before Caesar's first expedition to Britain in 55 BC, Commius was sent as Caesar's envoy to persuade the Britons not to resist him. However he was arrested as soon as he arrived. When the Britons failed to prevent Caesar from landing, Commius was handed over as part of the negotiations. Commius was able to provide a small detachment of cavalry from his tribe to help Caesar defeat further British attacks. During Caesar's second expedition to Britain Commius negotiated the surrender of the British leader Cassivellaunus. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52... Cassivelaunus was a historical British chieftain who led the defence against Britain in 54 BC. He also appears in British legend as one of Geoffrey of Monmouths kings of Britain, and in the Mabinogion and Welsh Triads as Caswallawn, Caswallon or Kaswallawn, son of Beli. ...

In 52 BC Commius and the Atrebates turned against Caesar, joining the revolt led by Vercingetorix. After the defeat of Vercingetorix in the Siege of Alesia, Commius fled to Britain. When he reached the English Channel the wind was in his favour but the tide was out, leaving the ships stranded on the flats. Commius ordered the sails raised anyway. Caesar, following from a distance, assumed they were afloat and called off the pursuit. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49... Vercingetorix (72 BC - 46 BC), chieftain of the Arverni, led the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53-52 BC. His name in Gaulish means over-king (ver-rix) of warriors (cingetos). ... Battle of Alesia Conflict Gallic Wars Date September 52 BC Place Alesia, near modern Alise-Sainte-Reine (France) Result Roman victory The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia was a conflict fought in September 52 BC around the Gallic oppidum of Alesia, a major town centre and hill fort... The English Channel ( French:La Manche) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. ...

By about 30 BC Commius had established himself as king of the Atrebates in Britain, issuing coins from Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester). Coins marked with his name continued to be issued until about 20 BC, and some have suggested, based on the length of his floruit, that there may have been two kings, father and son, of the same name. However, if Commius was a young man when appointed by Caesar he could very well have lived until 20 BC. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC - 30s BC - 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s Years: 35 BC 34 BC 33 BC 32 BC 31 BC 30 BC 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC 26 BC... Categories: Stub | Archaeological sites in Britain | Berkshire | Hampshire | Roman sites in England ... Silchester is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC - 20s BC - 10s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s Years: 25 BC 24 BC 23 BC 22 BC 21 BC 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC 15...

He had three notable sons, Tincommius, Eppillus and Verica. From about 25 BC he appears to have ruled in collaboration with Tincommius. After his death Tincommius appears to have ruled the northern part of the kingdom from Calleva, while Eppillus ruled the southern part from Noviomagus (Chichester). Tincommius was king of the Iron Age tribe of the Atrebates who lived in southern central Britain immediately prior to the Roman invasion. ... Verica (early 1st Century AD) was a British client king of the Roman Empire in the years preceding the Claudian invasion of 43AD. From his coinage, he appears to have been king of the Atrebates tribe and a descendant of Commius. ... Chichester Cross, in a circa 1831 illustration. ...

Sources

• Julius Caesar, De Bello Gallico
• Sextus Julius Frontinus, Stratagemata

About the Gallic War (De Bello Gallico), sometimes The Conquest of Gaul, is an account written by Julius Caesar about his nine years of war in Gaul. ... Sextus Julius Frontinus (c. ...

External links

• Caesar's De Bello Gallico (http://digilander.libero.it/jackdanielspl/Cesare/bellogallico.html)
• Frontinus's Strategemata (http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Frontinus/Strategemata/home.html) at LacusCurtius  (http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/home.html)
• Roman-Britain.org (http://www.roman-britain.org/)