Verica

Verica (early 1st Century AD) was a British client king of the Roman Empire in the years preceding the [Roman invasion of Britain|Claudian invasion]] of 44AD.

From his coinage, he appears to have been king of the Atrebates tribe. Dio Cassius records that 'Bericus' (almost certainly Verica) was expelled around AD44 during a revolt, possibly led by Caratacus. This gave Claudius an excuse to begin his invasion. Suetonius suggests that the exiled Bericus persuaded Claudius to invade personally.