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Quintus Petillius Cerialis
Quintus Petillius Cerialis was a Roman general and governor of Britain from 71 to 74 CE. As a legionary commander he had been defeated during Boudica's revolt, and in 70 he put down the Batavian revolt on the Rhine. As governor he campaigned against the Brigantes of northern England and moved the Ninth Legion to a new fortress at York.
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