Cartivellaunos was a local ruler or king based in the English
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the ITL 1 statistical regions of England, first level of International Territorial Level, ITL for Statistics, statistical purposes. It comprises the eastern half of the area tradi ...
, around the time of the
Roman conquest of Britain. He is traditionally thought to have been a ruler of the
Corieltavi
The Corieltauvi (also the Coritani, and the Corieltavi) were a tribe of people living in Britain prior to the Roman conquest, and thereafter a ''civitas'' of Roman Britain. Their territory was in what is now the English East Midlands. They were ...
, who inhabited this region in the Roman period and perhaps before.
He is known only through inscriptions on coins. His name appears on coins minted c. AD 30-60, paired with the name
Volisios Volisios was a local ruler or king based in the English East Midlands, around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain. He is traditionally thought to have been a ruler of the Corieltavi, who inhabited this region in the Roman period and perhaps ...
, who is thought to have been an ally or co-rulers.
External links
Coritania
Roman-Britain.co.uk
{{authority control
Briton rulers
1st-century monarchs in Europe