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Who was Cogidubnus?

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King of theRegnenses also known as the great king of the Britons.

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Who ordered the production of the dedication stone of a temple found on the Sussex Coast near Chichester?

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King Cognidubnus

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Who was the inscription stone dedicated to ?

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Neptune and Minerva

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What was Neptune the God of?

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Neptune was the god of the sea.

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What was Minerva goddess of?

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Minerva was goddess of wisdom and craftsmanship.

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Comment on the lettering on the inscription stone?

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Elegant lettering. Carved in the style of the first century AD
Suggested the work of Roman craftsmen

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Who paid for the inscription stone?

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Local collegium or guild of smiths

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What are Roman inscription stones similar to today?

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A bit like foundation stones which are laid nowadays when an important public building is being built.

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What information do foundation stones normally state?

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They state the name of the person or group of people who gave the land and paid for the building.

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How does the information on the inscription stone compare to modern day foundation stones?

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Very similar:
Stated that King Cogidubnus requested the building of the temple.

Stated that it was in honour of Neptune and Minerva.

Stated that it was paid for by the local collegium or guild of smiths.

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In what language was the stone inscribed?

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Latin

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Was the inscription stone intact when it was found in Sussex?

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No it was broken although most of the pieces were located.

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What use was the inscription stone in building a picture of King Cogidubnus?

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The inscription helped us to reconstruct part of Cogidubnus’ life story.

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Which tribe did Cogidubnus rule when the Romans invaded Britain?

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thé Âtrebates Tribe

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After the Roman invasion in AD43, what did the Romans do to Cogidubnus?

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Made him King Cogidubnus. King of his tribe.

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The name of Cogidubnus’ tribe was changed from Artebates to what when the Romans made Cogidubnus king?

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The tribes’ name was changed to Regnenses

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Did king Cogidubnus support the Romans?

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Yes, he was a faithful supporter.

18
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Who gave King Cogidubnus the title of King?

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Emperor Claudius

19
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Why do you think Emperpr Claudius gave Cogidubnus the title of King?

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To reward him for helping the Romans during the invasion.

20
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As well as the title of king what other accolades did Emperor Claudius bestow of Cogidubnus?

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  1. He was granted Roman citizenship.

2. He was allowed to insert two of Emperor Claudius’ names in his own.

21
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What were the two names that Claudius added to his own names once he became king?

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Tiberius Claudius

22
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Cogidubnus became a client king. What did this mean?

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Being a client king meant that he ruled on behalf of the emperor and that he was responsible for collecting the taxes and keeping the peace in his part of Britain.

23
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Why was the role was Cogidubnus important to the Romans?

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  1. He kept the Southern régions loyal to Rome.

2. Allowed the Roman legions to advance northwards to conquer the tribes there

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Why do you think Cogidubnus dedicated the temple to Neptune and Minerva rather than to British gods which would have been more relevant?

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By dedicating the new temple to Neptune and Minerva rather than British gods, Cogidubnus publicly declared his loyalty to Rome.

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What was rather temple a reminder of?

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The temple was a reminder of Roman power.

26
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Where were the priests in the temple selected from?

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They are likely to have been selected from local British chieftains.

27
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Did the local British chieftains who ran the temple support the Romans?

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Yes. They were quick to see the advantages of supporting the new government.

28
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The inscription on the stone goes on to say that the temple was intended ‘for the welfare of the Divine House’. What does this suggest?

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By saying this Cogidubnus is suggesting that the emperor himself is related to the gods and should be worshipped as such.

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Why did the Romans encourage people to think the emperor was related to the gods?

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The Romans encouraged people of their empire to respect and worship the emperor in this way because it helped to ensure obedience and to build up a sense of unity in a large empire that contained many differences

30
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What differences were present in the empire?

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The large empire in Britain contained many tribes, many languages and many religions

31
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The Regenses tribe under Cogidubnus did not only receive a king, what else did they get?

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A new capital town near Chichester called Noviomagnus.

32
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What was Fishbourne in Roman times?

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Modern village three miles from Novimagnus.

Site of a large Roman building which was excavated about 50 years ago.

33
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Following the excavation of Fishbourne, what did they discover?

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They discovered a place as large and splendid as the fashionable houses in Rome itself.

34
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Why do historians think the palace belonged to Cogidubnus?

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  1. It was so large and grand with room after room and a very large courtyard.
  2. So near to Noviomagnus that it would be unlikely to belong to anyone else.
35
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The palace was not the first building on the Fishbourne site. What are there before?

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Earlier wooden building were there as the archaeologists found pieces of them.

36
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Why do we not actually know who lived in Fishbourne palace?

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There was no inscription stone found there.

37
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What are the wooden building found by the archaeologists thought to be from?

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One of the buildings was thought to be a granary.

38
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Pièces of metal and a helmet were found near the Fishbourne site. What do historians think this indicates?

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The presence of soldiers

39
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Which soldiers do historians think were present there?

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Soldiers of the second legion commanded by Vespasian.

40
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Why do historians think that Fishbourne was used as a military port and depot where Vespasian assembled his troops.

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Because there was a port where Roman ships ride up and off loaded their cargo.

41
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In what year did Vespasian himself become an emperor?

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AD 69

42
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A few years after Vespasian became an emperor the wooden shacks on Fishbourne were removed and the elaborate place was built. Why do historians think the Vespasianbuilt the palace for cogidubnus?

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Perhaps Vespasian was remembering the loyalty of Cogidubnus and was now presenting him with the palace in return for his continued support of the Romans.

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