The Ninth Legion's advance northwest from its initial base took it through the territory of the Corieltauvi. Their tribal capital at Ratae Corieltauvorum (Leicester) was established as a Roman town. The tribe's two kings — named on coins as Volisios — appear to have submitted rather than resisted, though the disarmament policies of AD 47 provoked unrest. The region's relative quiet contrasts with the fierce resistance further west.
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