Celtic Corieltavi Discussion

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The Corieltavi were a largely agricultural Celtic people based in the East Midlands of England. They were a federation of self-governing tribal groups who began producing inscribed coins with two to three names on them at a time suggesting multiple rulers. Later coins featured the high king of the region along with three sub-kings. It is thought they offered little resistance to Roman rule - the capital of Ratae - modern Leicester - was captured by the Romans in 44 AD and held a Roman garrison. They bordered the Brigantes to the north, the Dobunni and Catuvellauni to the south and the Iceni to the east. Their villages consisted of round huts surrounded by banks and ditches. The land had large deposits of ironstone and had significant salt production produced from sea water.