The Ordovices provided the manpower for Caratacus final stand. Their willingness to join a coalition under a Catuvellaunian prince shows the degree to which Caratacus had transformed himself into a symbol of pan-British resistance. Their continued resistance after his capture demonstrates that the Ordovices fought for their own survival, not merely personal loyalty to Caratacus.
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