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[[Skeudenn:Cunobelinus.gif|thumb|400px|right|Pezhioù '''Cunobelinus''']]
[[Skeudenn:Cunobelin.jpg|thumb|Coin of Cunobelinus.]]
'''Cunobelinos''' ( '''''Κυνοβελλίνος''''' e gregach) pe '''Cunobelinus''' , pe '''Cunobelin''') a oa roue meur [[Brezhoned]] bro an [[Tavoez]], e fin ar c'hantved diwezhañ a-raok JK, a-raok an aloubadeg roman. Roue e oa war ar bobl [[Catuvellauni]], a oa o c'hêrbenn e ''[[Verulamium]]'', tra ma oa hini ar bobl [[Trinovantes]] e ''[[Camulodunum]]''. Anavezet eo dre m'a z eo meneget gant [[Suetonius]] andha [[Dio Cassius]].
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Deut eo e anv da vezañ [[Konvelen]] e [[brezhoneg]] ha [[Cynfelyn]] e [[kembraeg]]. Eus an anv-se (met douget gant un den all evel-just) e teufe anvioù parrezioù [[Plougonvelen]] ha [[Plougouvelen]].
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(late 1st century BC - 40s AD)
known from passing mentions by classical historians and from his many inscribed coins. He appears to have controlled a substantial portion of south-eastern England, and is called "''Britannorum rex''" ("[[king of the Britons]]") by Suetonius. He also appears in British legend as '''Cynfelyn''', '''Kymbelinus''' or '''Cymbeline''', in which form he is the subject of a [[Cymbeline|play]] by [[William Shakespeare]]. His name means "hound of (the [[deity|god]]) [[Belenus]]" or "shining hound".
==History==
From [[numismatic]] evidence Cunobelinus appears to have taken power around AD 9, minting coins from both [[Camulodunum]] ([[Colchester]], capital of the [[Trinovantes]]) and [[Verlamion]] (later the Roman town of [[Verulamium]], now modern [[St Albans]]), capital of the [[Catuvellauni]]. Some of the Verulamium coins name him as the son of [[Tasciovanus]], a previous king of the Catuvellauni; unlike his father's, his coins name no co-rulers.<ref>John Creighton (2000), ''Coins and power in Late Iron Age Britain'', Cambridge University Press; Philip de Jersey (1996), Celtic Coinage in Britain, Shire Archaeology</ref> However his earliest issues are from Camulodunum, indicating that he took power there first,<ref>This city is also called the capital of the Empire of Cunobelinus by [[Dio Cassius]] (''Roman History'' 60.21.4).</ref> and some have a palm or laurel wreath design, a motif borrowed from the Romans indicating a military victory. He may have been emboldened to act against the Trinovantes by the Roman defeat in the [[Battle of the Teutoburg Forest]] in [[Germania]] in AD 9. The Trinovantes were a Roman ally whose independence was protected by a treaty made by [[Julius Caesar]] in 54 BC, but problems in Germania severely discouraged [[Augustus]]'s territorial ambitions and ability to defend allies in Britain.<ref>Graham Webster (1978), ''Boudica: the British Revolt Against Rome AD 60'' p. 43</ref>
Cunobelinus appears to have maintained quite good relations with the [[Roman Empire]]. He used the title ''Rex'' ([[Latin language|Latin]] "king") and classical motifs on his coins, and his reign saw an increase in trade with the continent. [[Archaeology]] shows an increase in luxury goods imported from the continent, including Italian wine and drinking vessels, olive oil and fish sauces from [[Hispania]], glassware, jewellery and Gallo-Belgic tableware, which from their distribution appear to have entered Britain via the port of Camulodunum.<ref>Keith Branigan (1987), ''The Catuvellauni'', Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, pp. 10-11</ref> He was probably one of the British kings that [[Strabo]] says sent embassies to Augustus. Strabo reports Rome's lucrative trade with Britain: the island's exports included grain, gold, silver, iron, hides, slaves and hunting dogs.<ref>[[Strabo]], [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Strabo/4E*.html ''Geography'' 4.5]</ref>
Cunobelinus had three sons, [[Adminius]], [[Togodumnus]] and [[Caratacus]], and a brother, [[Epaticcus]], known to history. Epaticcus expanded his influence into the territory of the [[Atrebates]] in the early 20s AD, taking the Atrebatan capital [[Calleva Atrebatum|Calleva]] ([[Silchester]]) by about 25. He continued to expand his territory until his death in about 35, when Caratacus took over from him and the Atrebates recovered some of their territory.
Adminius, judging by his coins, had control of [[Kent]] by this time. Suetonius tells us that in ca. 40 he was banished from Britain by his father and sought refuge with the emperor [[Caligula]]; Caligula treated this as if the entire island had submitted to him. Caligula prepared an invasion of Britain, but abandoned it in farcical circumstances, ordering his soldiers to attack the waves and gather seashells as the spoils of victory.<ref>[[Suetonius]], ''[[Lives of the Twelve Caesars]]'': [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Caligula*.html#44.2 ''Caligula'' 44.2-47]; [[Dio Cassius]], ''Roman History'' [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/59*.html#25 59.25]</ref>
Cunobelinus died some time before 43. Caratacus completed the conquest of the Atrebates, and their king, [[Verica]], fled to Rome, providing the new emperor, [[Claudius]], with a pretext for the [[Roman conquest of Britain|conquest of Britain]]. Caratacus and Togodumnus led the initial resistance to the invasion. [[Dio Cassius]] tells us that the "Bodunni", a tribe who were tributary to the Catuvellauni, changed sides and supported the Romans. This is probably a misspelling of the [[Dobunni]] of [[Gloucestershire]], indicating that Cunobelinus's hegemony extended as far as the West Country.<ref>Dio Cassius, ''Roman History'' [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/60*.html#20 60.20]
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It is possible, based on epigraphic evidence, that [[Sallustius Lucullus]], Roman governor of Britain in the late 1st century, was his grandson.<ref>Miles Russell (2006), "Roman Britain's Lost Governor", ''Current Archaeology'' 204, pp. 630-635; [http://www.roman-britain.org/people/lucullus.htm Sallustius Lucullus] at [http://www.roman-britain.org/ Roman=Britain.org]</ref>
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==Legend and literature==
Cunobelinus's memory was preserved in British legend and beyond. A [[genealogy]] preserved in the medieval Welsh manuscript ''Harleian 3859'' contains three generations which read "Caratauc map Cinbelin map Teuhant". This is the equivalent of "Caratacus, son of Cunobelinus, son of Tasciovanus", putting the three historical figures in the correct order, although the wrong historical context, the degree of linguistic change suggesting a long period of oral transmission. The remainder of the genealogy contains the names of a sequence of Roman emperors, and two [[Welsh mythology|Welsh mythological]] figures, Guidgen ([[Gwydion]]) and Lou ([[Lleu Llaw Gyffes|Lleu]]).<ref>[[Wikisource:Harleian MS 3859 Genealogies#15-16|''Harleian Genealogies'' 16]]; [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2444/specs/caratacus.htm The Heirs of Caratacus] - Cunobelinus and his relatives in medieval Welsh genealogies</ref>
In [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]'s ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'' (1136) he appears as Kymbelinus, son of [[Tenvantius]], a powerful warrior who was raised in the courts of [[Augustus]]. He was very friendly with the Roman court: his country was equipped with Roman weapons, and all tributes to Rome were paid out of respect, not out of requirement. He had two sons, [[Guiderius]] and [[Arvirargus]]. Guiderius succeeded him, but died in the early stages of [[Claudius]]'s invasion, leaving Arvirargus to carry on the fight.<ref>[[Geoffrey of Monmouth]], ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'' [[Wikisource:History of the Kings of Britain/Book 4#11|4.11-12]]</ref>
Geoffrey's story was incorporated into [[Raphael Holinshed]]'s ''Chronicles'' in 1577,<ref>[[Raphael Holinshed]], ''Chronicles'': ''History of England'' [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16511/16511-h/16511-h.htm#page478 Vol 3 Ch. 18]</ref> where it was found by [[William Shakespeare]] and used as the basis of his [[Shakespeare's late romances|romance]], ''[[Cymbeline]]''. Beyond the name there is virtually nothing in common between the figure of Cymbeline and the historical Cunobelinus. The king, under the influence of his wicked second wife, forbids his daughter Imogen to marry Posthumus Leonatus, a low-born but worthy man, preferring that she marry his boorish stepson Cloten, leading to mistaken identity, jealousy caused by false accusations of infidelity and a war with Rome provoked by the withholding of tribute, again at the instigation of the queen. In the end peace between Britain and Rome is re-established, Cymbeline is reunited with his two sons, Guiderius and Arviragus, who were abducted in childhood by Belarius, a wrongly-banished nobleman. Imogen is reconciled with Postumus, and Cloten and the queen get their just deserts.<ref>[[William Shakespeare]], ''[[Wikisource:The Tragedy of Cymbeline|Cymbeline]]''</ref>
Cunobelinus's name lives on in England today: the group of villages in [[Buckinghamshire]] called the [[Kimbles]] are said to be named after him. Above them sits the iconic Beacon Hill and the mysterious earth mound of Cymbeline's Mount or Cymbeline's Castle. Local legend and folk tales tell of a great battle fought on its slopes by the king and his sons against the oncoming Roman hordes.
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==References==
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== Liammoù diavaez ==
* [http://www.roman-britain.org/tribes/catuvellauni.htm Catuvellauni] at [http://www.roman-britain.org Roman-Britain.org]
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