Caratacus - British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe
Caratacus (born circa 10 AD - died after circa 50AD) - 1st-century AD British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe. Active in the resistance to the Roman conquest of Britain. Captured and sentenced to death he made an empassioned speech before his execution, persuading Emperor Claudius to spare his life. Statue by John Henry Foley (1818
Picture No
10154430
Media ID
47368092
Size
3225px x 6873px
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Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Statue by John Henry Foley (1818-1874), engraved by W Roffe in the Art Journal - February 1860, p57
Date
flourished 40-50
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