Silures

American  

[sil-yuh-reez] / ˈsɪl jəˌriz /

plural noun

1. a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.

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Silures British  

/ saɪˈlʊəriːz /

plural noun

1. a powerful and warlike tribe of ancient Britain, living chiefly in SE Wales, who fiercely resisted Roman invaders in the 1st century _a.d

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Silures

Cambrian comes from the Roman name for Wales, while Ordovician and Silurian recall ancient Welsh tribes, the Ordovices and Silures.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

They are recognized by Tacitus in Britain in the Silures of Wales; and they are still to be seen in the small, dark, lithe inhabitants of North Wales.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

This race remained to the historic period, as the Silures in Great Britain and the Firbolgs in Ireland.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot

In Roman times the eastern half of the county formed part of the territory of the Silures, a pre-Celtic race, whose governing class at that time probably consisted of Brythonic 486 Celts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The Silures were not only a most warlike people, but they were led by Caratacus, who had taken refuge with them after his defeat by Aulus Plautius in the east.

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

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