Information on King Cogidubnus (sometimes called Cogidumnus or Togidubnus) and his tribe, the Regnenses. (May be slow to load.)

Scroll down to Togidubnus, the alternative name of Cogidubnus, to read an entry about this enigmatic figure.

Excellent, straightforward information about the Atrebates tribe (the forerunners of the Regnenses), Cogidubnus and Fishbourne.

A drawing of the Cogidubnus Stone found in Chichester. This inscription dedicates a temple to Neptune and Minerva (easily visible on the top line) and, in line 5, you can still partially see the letters IDUBNI R presumably indicating King (hence the R for Rex) Cogidubnus.

List of the 11 Celtic "kings" who submitted to Claudius after his invasion of Britain. Links to more specific information on each king and their tribe. (Archived page, may be a slow load.)

Brief, official webpages about Roman Chichester, the centre of government of Cogidubnus. (Archived page, may be slow to load.)

A more interesting and factual website about Roman Chichester from a local school.

Detailed information on the Roman city for older students. (Archived page, may be slow to load.)

The Nydam Ship found in Denmark, dating to c.300 AD, is the oldest known row-boat from northern Europe. An introductory site, accessed through google translate.

More detailed, fascinating account of the Nydam Ship.

The boat race in our story is based on the one described by Virgil, the most famous Latin author, in his poem The Aeneid (Book V, lines 114-285). Read the original for yourselves! It starts in the 3rd paragraph on the webpage.

5 military ships of the late 3rd & 4th century AD found in Mainz, Germany.

The only known Roman fishing boat.

Discovered at Ostia, the port of Rome.

The Celtic tribe of south-west Britain which resisted Roman rule and fought against Vespasian, later a Roman Emperor. (Archived page, may be slow to load.)

Short description of the British hill-fort in Dorset and young Vespasian's attack upon it sometime between AD43-47.

Good aerial view of the hill-fort.

Plan and images of the hill-fort.

Excellent, brief description of the hill-fort.

Includes an image of the famous and rather sad remains of the British defender with a Roman arrowhead in his spine, as shown on p.58 of CLC BkII.

- aerial photo;

- reconstruction of how it once looked around hte time of the Roman attack.

Video clip (4.5 mins) describing how the Britons took pebbles of Chesil Beach to use as slingshot against the Romans at the defence of Maiden Castle in 43 AD.

A good, fairly detailed account of the life of Vespasian who rose to become Emperor.