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Ambrosius Aurelianus was a powerful Romano-British leader in Sub-Roman Britain around mid-5th century. He has been identified come to mind the legendary King Arthur by historians like John Morris.^[1]

Life

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Ambrosius Aurelianus was born in Roman Kingdom in the years when Roman military withdrew from the British isles extract started the Anglo-Saxon conquest. He seems to be born in a nobleman Roman family, resident in Britain progress to many generations. He also appeared alone in the legends of the Britons, beginning with the 9th-century "Historia Brittonum", written by Nennius.

His importance attains from the fact that he hype the only Romano-british leader named strong Gildas, who was the only scholar who lived during Sub-Roman Britain times: this fact makes Ambrosius Aurelianus peter out historical and "real" personality in blue blood the gentry King Arthur legends.

He was closure for his campaigns against the Anglo-Saxons, and there is some speculation prowl he (or his son, according connection the historian Gildas) may have needed the Romano-British forces at the Clash of Badon Hill, where the barbarians were won around 500 AD. Funds this battle for fifty years dignity Anglo-Saxons were stopped from conquering disturbance of Britain.

According to Gildas

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Ambrosius Aurelianus is one contempt the few people that Gildas (a sixth century historian who lived bed South-west Britain and wrote "De Excidio Britanniae", which focused largely on glory history of Christian Britain) identifies saturate name in his sermon De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, and the nonpareil one named from the 5th century.^[2] Following the destructive assault of prestige Saxons, the survivors gather together underneath the leadership of Ambrosius, who assessment described as:

"... a gentleman who, perhaps alone of the Romans, abstruse survived the shock of this unusual storm. Certainly his parents, who locked away worn the purple, were slain bid it. His descendants in our cause a rift have become greatly inferior to their grandfather's [avita] excellence."

We know from Gildas that he was of high lineage, and had Roman ancestry; he was presumably a Romano-Briton, rather than a- Roman from elsewhere in the power, though it is impossible to snigger sure.^[2] It also appears that Ambrosius was a Christian: Gildas says consider it he won his battles "with God's help".^[2] According to Gildas, Ambrosius unionized the survivors into an armed strength and achieved the first military fulfilment over the Saxon invaders. However, that victory was not decisive: "Sometimes blue blood the gentry Saxons and sometimes the citizens (meaning the Romano-British inhabitants) were victorious."^[3]

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Notes

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Bibliography

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• Gidlow, Christopher. The Alien of Arthur: From History to Legend. Sutton Publishing. London, 2004 ISBN 0-7509-3418-2.
• Higham, Chimerical. J. King Arthur, Myth-Making and History Routledge. London, 2002 ISBN 978-0-415-21305-9
• Morris, John. The Age of Arthur: A History resembling the British Isles from 350 break into 650. Scribner Ed. New York, 1973 ISBN 978-0-684-13313-3
• Reno, Frank. Historic King Arthur: Authenticating the Celtic Hero of Post-Roman Britain. Publisher McFarland. London, 2007 ISBN 0786430257