Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
Silures [sil-yuh-reez] Examples plural noun
- a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
Examples from the Web for silures Historical Examples of silures
The Silures were defeated in 50, the Decangi in 58, the Ordovices in 78.
Owen M. Edwards
This was the renowned region of the Silures, inhabited by three powerful tribes.
Various
Its position was favourable for the coercion of the wild Silures.
James Oliver Bevan
Silures, one of the ancient British tribes occupying the SE.
Edited by Rev. James Wood
He subdued the Silures, and held the other native tribes in check till he was superseded by Agricola .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2
Various
British Dictionary definitions for silures Silures pl n
- a powerful and warlike tribe of ancient Britain, living chiefly in SE Wales, who fiercely resisted Roman invaders in the 1st century a.d