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Cartimandua's rule over Brigantia was already established when emperor Claudius began the organized conquest of Britain. With her husband and warlord Venutius of the Carvetii tribe, Cartimandua forged an alliance with the Romans. Some sources refer the Brigantes as a client kingdom of Rome, suggesting the pro-Roman views of their queen. Cartimandua went as far as to capture Caratacus, the most ferocious Celtic resistant and offered him to Claudius, who exibited him in his triumph. The loyalty was acknowledged in 53 when Venutius attempt for sole power was dominated by Roman intervention. The couple reconciled but problems were brewing. The Roman alliance was further confirmed during the Icenii rebellion of 60, when Cartimandua declined alliance with BoudiccaBoudicca (also known as Boadicea and Boudica , was a Celtic chieftain who led the Iceni and a number of other Celtic tribes, including the neighbouring Trinovantes, in a major uprising against the occupying Roman forces in Britain in AD 61. Prasutagus, he.

However, in 69Alternate uses, see Number 69 Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Years: 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Events The Year of the four emperors: After Nero's death, Galba, Otho and Vitell, Cartimandua apparently changed both her husband and her mind about the Roman occupation. Her former husband, Venutius, left her court (or was banished) and Vellocatus, a former servant became her consort. Venutius was seemingly not happy with the "divorce" and levied an army to fight for power with his ex-wife. He invaded the Brigantes' lands and deposed Cartimandua. TacitusThis article is about the historian Tacitus. For the Emperor Tacitus, see Marcus Claudius Tacitus. Publius or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus 1 (c. 117), Roman orator, lawyer, and senator, is today remembered as one of antiquity's greatest historians. His major w infers that she was saved from imprisonment by Roman soldiers. After this event, Cartimandua disappears from the sources.