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Roman Period

Venutius First Revolt against Cartimandua 51-52 AD

51–52
Yorkshire, England
Also known as: Venutius rebels 51 AD · First Brigantian civil war
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Venutius
Forces
Venutius faction: c. 1,000–2,000.
VS
Victor
Cartimandua (with Roman support)
Forces
Cartimandua & Roman auxiliaries: c. 1,500–2,500
Outcome
Roman auxiliary forces intervened to restore Cartimandua; Venutius defeated but not destroyed
The Battle

History & Significance

The first revolt of Venutius against his ex-wife Cartimandua forced Rome to commit auxiliary troops to preserve the Brigantian client kingdom, showing the limits of diplomatic solutions on the northern frontier.

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Scheduled Monuments near Venutius First Revolt against Cartimandua 51-52 AD

High Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Knaresborough Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
St Robert's Cave medieval hermitage, 90m north of Plumpton Mill Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Cup and ring marked rock near Green Haggs Lane, Spofforth, 130m west of Lodge Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Medieval cross base south west of St Mary the Virgin's Church
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
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