Editing Atrebates (section)

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The '''Atrebates''' ([[Gaulish language|Gaulish]]: *''Atrebatis'', 'dwellers, land-owners, possessors of the soil') were a [[Belgae|Belgic]] tribe of the [[Iron Age Europe|Iron Age]] and the [[Roman Empire|Roman period]], originally dwelling in the [[Artois]] region.{{sfn|Schön|Todd|2006}}

After the tribes of [[Gallia Belgica]] were defeated by [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]] in 57 BC, 4,000 Atrebates participated in the [[Battle of Alesia]] in 53, led by their chief [[Commius]]. They revolted again in 51 BC, after which they maintained a friendly relationship with Rome, as Commius received sovereignty over the neighbouring [[Morini]].{{sfn|Schön|Todd|2006}}{{sfn|Drinkwater|2015}} The quality of their woollens is still mentioned in 301 AD by [[Diocletian]]'s [[Edict on Maximum Prices|Price Edict]].{{sfn|Drinkwater|2015}}

An offshoot of the Belgic tribe probably entered Britain before 54 BC, where it was successively ruled by kings Commius, [[Tincomarus|Tincommius]], [[Eppillus]] and [[Verica]]. After 43 AD, only parts of the area were still controlled by king [[Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus|Claudius Cogidubnus]], after which they fell under Roman power.{{sfn|Frere|Millett|2015}}