Addedomarus
{{short description|1st century BC king of the British Trinovantes}}
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{{Infobox royalty|name =Addedomarus
|title =King of the Trinovantes/South-Eastern Britain
|image =Gold coin of Addedomarus 35BCE 1BCE.jpg
|caption =Gold coins of Addedomarus 35-1 BC.
|reign =c. 25–10 BC
|native_lang1 = Brythonic
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|predecessor =Mandubracius?
|successor =Dubnovellaunus
|father =Mandubracius?
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|death_date =c. 10 BC
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|issue=Dubnovellaunus
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Addedomarus (sometimes written Aθθedomarus on coins) was a king of south-eastern Britain in the late 1st century BC. His name is known only from his inscribed coins, the distribution of which seem to indicate that he was the ruler of the Trinovantes.{{Cite book|last=Castleden|first=Rodney|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18vGifOsnp0C&dq=Addedomarus&pg=PT24|title=The Element Encyclopedia of the Celts|date=2013-01-31|publisher=HarperCollins UK|isbn=978-0-00-751943-9|language=en}}
Life
He was the first king to produce inscribed coins north of the Thames, perhaps as early as 35 BC, although some estimates are as late as 15 BC. He seems to have moved the Trinovantian capital from Braughing in Hertfordshire to Camulodunum (Colchester, Essex). For a brief period (ca. 15–10 BC) he seems to have been supplanted by Tasciovanus of the Catuvellauni, who issued coins from Camulodunum at that time. Addedomarus then appears to have regained power and reigned until 10–5 BC, when he was succeeded by Dubnovellaunus. The Lexden Tumulus on the outskirts of Colchester has been suggested as his tomb.Crummy, Philip (1997) City of Victory; the story of Colchester - Britain's first Roman town. Published by Colchester Archaeological Trust ({{ISBN|1 897719 04 3}}) His name appears on coinage from 45 BC and 25 BC.{{Cite book|last=Russell|first=Miles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F2toDgAAQBAJ&dq=Addedomarus&pg=PT88|title=Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths|date=2017-03-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-6275-6|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Talbot|first=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9HA5DwAAQBAJ&dq=Addedomarus&pg=PA97|title=Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage|date=2017-12-14|publisher=Oxbow Books|isbn=978-1-78570-815-2|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMcbnMFn8lcC&q=Addedomarus|title=Roman Britain and the English Settlements|last1=Collingwood|first1=R.G.|last2=Myres|first2=J.N.L.|publisher=Biblo and Tannen|pages=58–59|date=1936|isbn=9780819611604 }}
The Welsh Triads recall Aedd Mawr as one of the founders of Britain.
References
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- Philip de Jersey, Celtic Coinage in Britain, Shire Archaeology, 1996, {{ISBN|0-7478-0325-0}}
External links
- [http://www.roman-britain.co.uk/tribes/trinovantes/ Trinovantes] at [http://www.roman-britain.co.uk Roman-Britain.co.uk]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051108043719/http://romans-in-britain.org.uk/clb_tribe_trinovantes.htm Trinovantes] at [http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/ Romans in Britain]
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Category:1st-century BC monarchs in Europe
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