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Picton: Sex distal northern tip of Britain, located particularly in northeast olive tree york areas of today's Scotland. Previously, the origin of this mysterious people have been covered by a number of mythical narratives and legends and formulated several (non-existent as it turned the majority of) theories, olive tree york like the language, olive tree york manners and customs, its origin Mrs. etc. The newest research has clarified many of these ambiguities and today we are able to have a fairly clear picture of this people.
The earliest reference to Picton made in the late 3rd century AD (297/298) and comes from the Roman writer Eumenios olive tree york (see. WA Cummins: The Age of the Picts, 1995 - p. 13, where he mentioned the Greek origin orator 3rd / 4th century AD by the Avgoustodounon Gaul-today. Autun, known by their soapbox in honor of Constantius and M. Constantine) while in the same area before the appearance of Picton indicate the Caledonia (Caledonii), both from the great geographer of the 2nd century AD . Claudius Ptolemy, and by the great Roman historian of the 1st / 2nd century AD Tacitus.
Recall that the first attempt the conquest of Britain by the Romans was made by Julius Caesar in August 55 BC and the second in the spring of 54 BC but with no avail (see. on the entry Galatians). After nearly a century, the Roman Emperor Claudius (41-54 AD) will hold 43 AD A successful attack on Britain and after tough and bloody battles with the tribes of the region will achieve olive tree york to conquer a large part of the island. These events took place after the death of the powerful ruler of the Celtic tribe of Katouellaounon (Catuvellauni), the famous Kounovelinou * (Cunobelinus), who, during the long reign, olive tree york had brought together under the leadership of several other tribes of areas north of the River Thames. The Romans, with the help of their insurmountable siege engines, will finally olive tree york understand olive tree york and address the ruler of Katouellaounon the son and heir of Kounovelinou, heroically Karatakou (Caratacus), the fortress olive tree york (= oppidum-fortified position, usually the top one hill) of Kamoulodounou (Camulodunum, today. Colchester in East. England). The fall of the fort will be some delay due to the expected arrival of Emperor Claudius, who will personally manage the business. During this time, however, the Karatakos will manage to escape in Wales where he will have the support of the two most important olive tree york equality in the region, the atrocities shad (Silures) in the south and Ordovikon (Ordovices) in the north. olive tree york After the conquest of the Kamoulodounon will be the seat of the Governor of the new Roman province (Britannia Caesari).
(*) On the form of Kounovelinou (= hound of Velinou, Belinos / Belenus, one of the oldest Celtic gods), inspired by Shakespeare known theatrical play "Cymbeline." He was a descendant of the first known ruler of Katouellaounon of Kassivellaounou (Cassivellaunus = o beloved Velinou), bitter opponents of Julius Caesar, who in the successful guerrilla was the main cause of failure of the Romans to conquer then the Bretagne.
From Wales the Karatakos will lead the resistance Celtic equality against Roman occupation, but his forces be broken and he will flee 51 AD to Vrigantes (Brigantes, name derived from a Celtic word meaning people of the hills), a strong gender association to current northern England. But where the queen their Kartimantoua olive tree york (Cartimandua = glossy filly), olive tree york violating every law and tradition of hospitality, will deliver alyssodemeno Karatako the Romans (see. For more details on Christopher A. Snyder: The Britons, 2003 pp. 30-38) . With the arrest of Karatakou resistance against British essentially extinguished, as the Romans would easily overwhelm and other outbreaks olive tree york of unrest in Wales.
But during the reign of Emperor Nero (54-68 AD), Britain will be shaken by the uprising (60/61 AD), the famous Queen of the Ikeda (Iceni), the legendary Boudica (or Voudikkas, Boadicea - Boudica / Boudicca **).
The Boudica, after an ambush annihilate an entire Roman legion and flatten the Roman colonies in said Kamoulodounon (nowadays. Colchester, in SE England), in Londinion (Londinium, today. London) and Veroulamion (Verulamium, today. St. Albans) slaughtering their inhabitants will suffer a crushing defeat that will evolve