TRINOVANTES (commonly Trinobantes)  , a powerful British tribe about 50 B.C.—A.D . 50 dwelling north and north-east of London, rivals and neighbours of the Catuvellauni . When Caesar invaded Britain J4 B.C. they joined him against their domestic rivals and it is possible (though not certain) that half a century after Caesar's departure they succumbed to them . Certainly they were conquered by Rome in A.D . 43 and joined in Boadicea's revolt in 61 . In the tribal division of Roman Britain given by Ptolemy their land included Camulodunum (Colchester), but nothing more is known of them . But their name plays a part in medieval legends and romances . There it was interpreted as Troy Novant, the " new Troy," and connected with the names of the Trojans Brutus and Corineus who were reputed to have given their names to Britain and Cornwall . (F . J .