The Tribes of Iron-Age and Roman Britain

Britain was divided into a number of tribal territories, some large and powerful, others small and insignificant, those who opposed Rome and those who welcomed the trappings of civilisation.

Life was hard for the Celtic tribes. They were mainly farmers who grew, gathered or hunted for their own food. They were also fierce warriors who were often at war with each other. The following is a list of the Tribes of Britain.

#	Name	Region
1	Damnoni	Northern Britain
2	The Minor Northern Tribes	Northern Britain
3	Epidii	Northern Britain
4	Caledoni	Northern Britain
5	Taexali	Northern Britain
6	Venicones	Northern Britain
7	Vacomagi	Northern Britain
8	Votadini	Northern Britain
9	Selgovae	Northern Britain
10	Novantae	Northern Britain
11	Trinovantes	Southern Britain
12	Silures	Western Britain
13	Segontiaci	Western Britain
14	Regnenses	Southern Britain
15	Parisi	Middle of Britain
16	Ordovices	Western Britain
17	Iceni	Southern Britain
18	Durotriges	Southern Britain
19	Dumnonii	Southern Britain
20	Dobunni	Southern Britain
21	Demetae	Western Britain
22	Deceangi	Western Britain
23	Cornovii	Middle of Britain
24	Coritani	Middle of Britain
25	Catuvellauni	Southern Britain
26	Carvetii	Northern Britain
27	Cantiaci	Southern Britain
28	Brigantes	Northern Britain
29	Belgae	Southern Britain
30	Atrebates	Southern Britain

Bibliographical Links

For the definitive ancient work on the Geography of Britain and the location of its Native Tribes: The Geography of Claudius Ptolemaeus, trans. by E.L. Stevenson (Dover, New York, 1991);