Cassivelaunus

British  

/ ˌkæsɪvəˈlɔːnəs /

noun

1. 1st century _bc , British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 _bc )

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Cassivelaunus

Their numbers increased as the days went by and the Romans made no advance, and they were now commanded by a general of great ability, none less than the celebrated Cassivelaunus.

From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.

His principal opponent was Cassivelaunus, the chief of the tribe of the Catuvellauni, who had subdued many of the neighbouring tribes, and whose stronghold was a stockade near the modern St. Albans.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

Corystes Cassivelaunus is his name, which he is said to have acquired from the marks on his back, which are somewhat like a human face.

From Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore by Kingsley, Charles

Whether the victorious general, in pursuit of Cassivelaunus, crossed the Thames at London, or whether “Coway Stakes,” near Weybridge, mark the scene, will never be known.

From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.

The otter alone remains—the wildest, the most thoroughly self-supporting of all living things left—a living link going back to the days of Cassivelaunus.

From The Open Air by Jefferies, Richard