Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) became the tribal capital of the Atrebates under Rome. Its seizure was part of Vespasian's south-western sweep. The Atrebates under Cogidubnus may have welcomed Roman rule, making this more a political submission than an assault, but Roman forces certainly occupied the oppidum.
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