Caractacus.1856 Finish:20-pack with asses' ears

with asses' ears

with boats on the River Thames in the foreground

an ancient figure on the front of Gerard's Hall

'Lamentation over Christ'

With the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in the background and figures

Caractacus.1856 Finish:20-pack with asses' earsCaractacus. 1856. King of the British tribe of Trinovantes, and the son of Cunobelinus. Caratacus' kingdom, embracing the Atrebates of Hampshire and probably the Dobunni of Gloucestershire, lay in the west. At the time of the Roman invasion of Britain during the reign of Claudius, he led the native resistance against Aulus Plautius (ad 43 47) and, after being defeated, withdrew into south Wales.