Observations on Cartimandua
1984; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 15; Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/526580
ISSN1753-5352
Autores ResumoCartimandua first appears in the historical record in a.d. 51, in which year she handed Caratacus to the Romans. She was already ruler of the Brigantes: how long she had ruled is not known, but it is quite possible that she was in power even before Claudius' invasion in a.d. 43. The Brigantes seem to have been a federation: how close-knit this federation was and how far and firmly Cartimandua's authority extended over it must be matters of some doubt. Her history after a.d. 51 has often been narrated by some of the greatest students of Roman Britain: it comes as something of a surprise, therefore, to discover that this latter part of her career also raises major difficulties. For knowledge of this portion of her career, we depend almost entirely on two passages of Tacitus: Ann. xii 40 and Hist . iii 45, written first of course. The central difficulty is simple enough: how are these two passages to be related?
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