On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Brigantes. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Brigantes meaning
A tribe of ancient Britain, whose queen was Cartimandua.
Using Brigantes
- The main meaning on this page is: A tribe of ancient Britain, whose queen was Cartimandua.
- In the example corpus, brigantes often appears in combinations such as: the brigantes.
Context around Brigantes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brigantes
- In this selection, "brigantes" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, romanised and seized stand out and add context to how "brigantes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include already romanised brigantes and parisii and of the brigantes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brigantes" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brigantes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Romans certainly would have followed up their initial victory over the Brigantes in some manner. (16 words)
Most of the area was occupied by the Brythonic Celtic Votadini people, with another large tribe, the Brigantes to the south. (21 words)
As civil war raged in Rome, weak governors were unable to control the legions in Britain, and Venutius of the Brigantes seized his chance. (24 words)
Quintus Petillius Cerialis took his legions from Lincoln as far as York and defeated Venutius near Stanwick around 70. This resulted in the already Romanised Brigantes and Parisii tribes being further assimilated into the empire proper. (36 words)
Tacitus praises both Cerialis and his successor Julius Frontinus (governor 75–78), but provides no additional information on events prior to 79 regarding the lands or peoples living north of the Brigantes. (32 words)
As civil war raged in Rome, weak governors were unable to control the legions in Britain, and Venutius of the Brigantes seized his chance. (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
As civil war raged in Rome, weak governors were unable to control the legions in Britain, and Venutius of the Brigantes seized his chance.
Most of the area was occupied by the Brythonic Celtic Votadini people, with another large tribe, the Brigantes to the south.
Quintus Petillius Cerialis took his legions from Lincoln as far as York and defeated Venutius near Stanwick around 70. This resulted in the already Romanised Brigantes and Parisii tribes being further assimilated into the empire proper.
Tacitus praises both Cerialis and his successor Julius Frontinus (governor 75–78), but provides no additional information on events prior to 79 regarding the lands or peoples living north of the Brigantes.
The Romans certainly would have followed up their initial victory over the Brigantes in some manner.
Common combinations with brigantes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: