Cunobelinus

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Cunobelinus (Common Brittonic: *Cunobelinos, "Dog-Strong"), sometimes anglicized Cunobeline or Cunobelin, was a king in pre-Roman Britain from about AD 9 to about AD 40. He is mentioned in passing by the classical historians Suetonius and Dio Cassius, and many coins bearing his inscription have been found. He controlled a substantial portion of southeastern Britain, including the territories of the Catuvellauni and the Trinovantes, and he was called "King of the Britons" (Britannorum rex) by Suetonius. Cunobelinus may have been a client king of Rome, based on the images and legends appearing on his coins. Cunobelinus appears in British legend as Cynfelyn (Welsh), Kymbelinus (medieval Latin) or Cymbeline, as in the play by William Shakespeare.

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