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among a friendly but independent people, and that, overpowered 

 by insurrection, they had with difficulty saved and carried off the 

 queen, who is never mentioned again. The nation appears to 

 have universally taken arms and supported Venutius, who suc- 

 cessfully maintained his authority against the somewhat feeble 

 efforts of old Didius and his lieutenants. 



Veranius followed Didius, and a greater than either, Sueto- 

 nius Paulinus, commanded the legions, but the people of the 

 south of England found him occupation enough, and the slaughter 

 of the Druids in Anglesey was avenged in the almost utter ex- 

 tinction of the Roman name by Boadicea and the Iceni. The 

 Brigantes remained unconquered perhaps they were not at- 

 tacked by the generals who ruled in South Britain till the days 

 of Vespasian. 



The nation then sunk under the continued attacks of larger 

 bodies of troops under Petilius Cerealis, and great part of 

 the Brigantian territory was " acquired by victory or ruined 

 by war," A.D. 70-78. The full conquest was reserved for Agri- 

 cola, A.D. 78-79. 



From this time the Brigantes of Britain are mentioned no 

 more as struggling for liberty, except in the address of Galgacus, 

 who, though speaking of their queen as burning a colony and 

 storming a camp, evidently refers to Boadicea and the Iceni, a 

 tribe of Cambridgeshire, between whom and the true Brigantes 

 there may have been some affinity, not now admitting of expla- 

 nation*. 



The Brigantian soon became a favoured province, full of roads, 

 camps, and villas, and never again provoked the Roman sword f, 

 except in the days of Antoninus Pius, when, " for harassing the 



* " Brigantes foemina duce exurere coloniam, expugnare castra, ac nisi 

 felicitas in socordiam vertisset, exuere jugum potuere." Tac. Vit. Agric. 

 t Yet we read (Juv. 14. 196) 



" Dirue Maurorum attegias, Castella Brigantum." 

 The Brigantian power was then great enough to be respected. 



