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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Example Sentences

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

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

Their chieftain, Cunobelin, the original of Shakspere's Cymbeline, is thought to have been a grandson of Cassivelaunus.

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

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.

Many villages are passed, and at a bend in the Thames we come to the place where Cæsar with his legions forded the river at Cowey Stakes, defeated Cassivelaunus, and conquered Britain.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel