Cerialis's advance into Brigantia in 71 AD involved establishing the legionary fortress at Eboracum (York) and fighting through Brigantian territory. Isurium Brigantum (Aldborough) was the capital of the Brigantes — its capture was a symbolic and strategic blow to Venutius's kingdom. Cerialis probably fought a series of engagements as he advanced north and west through what is now Yorkshire.
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