trinobante

Updated: June 30, 2026

The Thames was crossed apparently between Kingston and Brentford above London by the Romans; they moved forward, but made no real progress; the general achieved no victory, the soldiers made no booty, and the only actual result, the submission of the Trinobante in the modern Essex, was less the effect of a dread of the Romans than of the deep hostility between this canton and Cassivellaunus.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book V : The Establishment of the Military Monarchy

The Thames was crossed apparently between Kingston and Brentford above London by the Romans; they moved forward, but made no real progress; the general achieved no victory, the soldiers made no booty, and the only actual result, the submission of the Trinobante in the modern Essex, was less the effect of a dread of the Romans than of the deep hostility between this canton and Cassivellaunus.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)