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	COMMIUS REX ATREBATUM
		Metallurgical analyses suggest that these coins are among the earliest, and it is seems on this evidence that the Commius who produced the inscribed coinage was, in fact, the son of Commius the Gaul.
		The horse, having executed his orders bring him back word, that but few were found in the houses: and that even these had not stayed at home to cultivate their lands (for the emigration was general from all parts) but had been sent back to watch our motions.
		Commius, clapping spurs to his horse, rode up to Volusenus, and, pointing his lance, pierced him in the thigh with great force.
	www.roman-britain.org /people/commius.htm (2490 words)

	Atrebates
		Commius was involved in Caesar's two expeditions to Britain in 55 and 54 BC and negotiated the surrender of Cassivellaunus.
		Commius soon established himself as king of the British Atrebates, a kingdom he may have founded.
		However during Caesar's first expedition to Britain in 55 BC, after the Roman cavalry had been unable to cross the Channel, Commius was able to provide a small group of horsemen from his people, suggesting that he may have already had kin in Britain at that time.
	www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /wiki/Atrebates (1155 words)

	Romans in Britain - The Atrebates tribe
		Commius took a prime role against Caesar by acting as an ambassador for the British tribes who opposed the Roman general.
		Commius later turned against his former friends and led the Atrebates in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Vercingatorix during the Siege of Alesia in 53BC.
		Commius the Younger, succeeded his father Commius the Gaul in 35BC and ruled until 20BC, when he was succeeded by his own sons, first Tincommius, then Eppillus and afterwards, Verica..
	www.romans-in-britain.org.uk /clb_tribe_atrebates.htm (1151 words)

	Southern British tribes - History Forum
		In the decisive battle against Caesar, at Alésia, Commius the Atrebatian was one of the Gallic commanders.
		"Commius, the Atrebatian, when defeated by the deified Julius, fled from Gaul to Britain, and happened to reach the Channel at a time when the wind was fair, but the tide was out.
		It is thought possible that Commius established himself as leader of the Atrebates in southern Britain.
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=1125 (6384 words)

	BRITISH CELTIC NOBLES
		Commius the Younger, succeeded his father Commius the Gaul in c.35BC and ruled from Calleva until c.20BC, when he was succeeded by his own sons, first Tincommius, then Eppillus and finally Verica.
		The eldest son of Commius the Younger, with whom it would appear he jointly ruled for a number of years until his fathers death in c.20BC.
		It is possible that during the period of joint rule, Tincommius governed the southern half of the Atrebatean realm, operating from the oppidum of Noviomagus, and upon his succession he preferred to stay at the southerly sea port.
	www.roman-britain.org /people/_britons.htm (5231 words)

	Gaius Volusenus at AllExperts
		In 53 BC, during the revolt of Ambiorix, he was sent ahead by Caesar with cavalry to relieve Quintus Cicero, who was besieged by the Sugambri in Atuatuca, but found it difficult to convince the terrified defenders that the rest of Caesar's army was not far behind.
		When the legate Titus Labienus discovered that Commius, the formerly loyal king of the Atrebates, was conspiring against them in the winter of 54 or 53 BC, he invited him to a meeting and sent Volusenus and some centurions to execute him for his treachery.
		Commius himself escaped and later sued for peace on the condition that he never again had to meet a Roman.
	en.allexperts.com /e/g/ga/gaius_volusenus.htm (520 words)

	Roman invasion of Britain
		He received them favourably and sent them back with Commius of the Atrebates[?], whom he thought would be influentual in Britain.
		The Romans established a camp and received ambassadors, and meeting again Commius who had been seized on arrival.
		Caesar demanded hostages: however a storm forced his still delayed cavalry back to the continent and many of his ships were damaged on the beach.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ro/Roman_invasion_of_Britain.html (730 words)

	Military Heritage Magazine - "Expedition to Unknown Shores" Apr 2005
		On the eve of their return to Britannia, Caesar asked Commius, one of the continental Belgae kings, to accompany the Briton envoys and spread the word of proferred Roman friendship.
		Commius, who owned his leadership of the Atrabetes tribe to Caesar’s largesse, supposedly enjoyed the Britons’ respect.
		He was instructed “to visit as many of the tribes as possible, to persuade them to place themselves under the protection of Rome, and to announce that Caesar himself would shortly be arriving.” Commius, however, was sailing into trouble, for the show of Briton goodwill soon would prove to be an illusion.
	www.militaryheritagemagazine.com /2005/apr/fea-expedition.html (1238 words)

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