Verica
Verica | |
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King of Atrebates tribe | |
Reign | c. 15 – c. 42 |
Predecessor | Eppillus, king of the Atrebates tribe |
Successor | Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus, king of the Regni or Regnenses tribe |
Father | Commius |
Verica (early 1st century AD) was a
From his coinage, he appears to have been king of the, probably Belgic, Atrebates tribe and a son of Commius. The distribution of his coins also shows that Verica's kingdom was centred on modern Sussex and east Hampshire, and its capital would have been in or close to what became the Roman Noviomagus Reginorum (modern Chichester).[1] He succeeded his elder brother Eppillus as king[2] in about 15 AD, and may also have reigned over the northern Atrebatic kingdom at Calleva Atrebatum, today called Silchester. He was recognised as rex by Rome and appears to have had friendly trade and diplomatic links with the empire.
His territory was pressed from the east by the
Verica's relationship with Rome has been used to argue for the site of the
After the invasion, Verica may have been restored as king, but this is not attested in the historical or archaeological record. In any case a new ruler for the region,
Bibliography
- Wacher, John, ed. (2020). Towns of Roman Britain. Routledge. ISBN 9781000117318.
References
- ^ Wacher 2020, p. 255
- ^ "United Kingdom - Roman Britain".
- ^ Wacher 2020, p. 255
- Dio Cassius, Roman History 60:19
- Suetonius, Claudius 17
- ^ Wacher 2020, p. 255
- ^ Wacher 2020, p. 256