Vellocatus
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Vellocatus
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Vellocatus was a first-century king of the Brigantes tribe of northern Britain. He was originally armour-bearer to Venutius, husband of Cartimandua, the queen of the Brigantes and an ally of Rome. Some time after 51 AD Cartimandua split with Venutius, divorcing him and marrying Vellocatus and elevating him to kingship. Vellocatus appears to have been a member of the servant class, rather than a noble. According to Roman historian Tacitus "the royal house was immediately shaken by this disgracefu
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1st century AD king of the Brigantes tribe of northern Britain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vellocatus
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2023-09-23T09:59:34Z
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