CELTIC LEADERS

CHIOMARA

2ND CENTURY BCE

A Galatian (a Celtic people) noblewoman and the wife of the chieftain of the Tectosagi, Chiomara’s tribe fought the Romans during the Galatian War. According to philosopher Plutarch, she was captured and raped by a Roman centurion, who then demanded a ransom for her. When her tribesmen arrived to pay it, she nodded at them to attack him and they beheaded the centurion, with Chiomara bringing the head home and throwing it down in front of her husband.

CARTIMANDUA

1ST CENTURY CE

As queen of the Brigantes, who were based in northern