Caratacus
Behind the Latin spelling is a Brythonic word built on an old Celtic root meaning 'to love', karu.
Meaning and origin
Caratacus is the spelling Roman historians gave to a first-century chieftain of the Catuvellauni who led resistance to the Roman conquest of Britain after AD 43 and kept fighting from among the Silures and Ordovices, in…
How to pronounce Caratacus
| English (US) | kuh-RAT-uh-kuss /kəˈɹætəkəs/ |
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