Venutius

Family: Brigantes · Role: chieftain · First appears: Histories III.44-48

Life events

Cartimandua abandoned Venutius and transferred her hand and kingdom to Vellocatus.(Histories III.44-48)
- With: Cartimandua Vellocatus
- “She threw over Venutius, who was her husband, and gave her hand and kingdom to his squire, Vellocatus.”
Venutius revolted, and after Roman intervention the Brigantian kingdom passed to him.(Histories III.44-48)
- With: Cartimandua
- “Venutius therefore summoned assistance and, aided by the simultaneous revolt of the Brigantes, brought Cartimandua into dire straits. She petitioned for troops from Rome. Our auxiliaries, both horse and foot, then fought several engagements with varying success, but eventually rescued the queen. Thus the kingdom was left in the hands of Venutius and the war in ours.”

married with Cartimandua “She threw over Venutius, who was her husband, and gave her hand and kingdom to his squire, Vellocatus.”
enemies with Cartimandua “But his strongest motive was a private quarrel with Queen Cartimandua, a member of a powerful family, who ruled the Brigantes.”

Extracted from the original text of Tacitus — The Histories & The Annals (Books I-VI) & Agricola. Made with Rho MD.