ORDOVICES, ancient Britons, of whom we have the following account in Henry's History of Great Britain. They lived "in that country which is now called Ordovices, North Wales, and contains the counties of Montgomery, Merioneth, Caernarvon, Denbigh, and Flint. These Ordovices, or (as they are called by Tacitus) Ordeuices, are supposed to have been originally of the same tribe or nation with the Huicii of Warwickshire, who were under some kind of subjection to the Cornavii; but the Huicii of North Wales, being a free and independent people, were called Ordii Huici, or the free Huici. When they were invaded by the Romans, they showed a spirit worthy of their name, and fought with great bravery in defence of their freedom and independency. Though they received a great defeat from the Roman general Ostorius, in conjunction with the Silures, they maintained the war for a considerable time, until they were finally subdued, with great slaughter, by the renowned Agricola. It was probably owing to the nature of the country, and to the vicinity of Diva, now Chester, where a whole legion was quartered, that the Romans had so few towns or stations in the territories of the Ordovices. Mediolanum, which is mentioned by Ptolemy, was the capital of the nation, and was probably situated at Maywood, in Montgomeryshire. It was a place of some consideration in the Roman times, but was afterwards quite demolished by Edwin, king of Northumberland. Besides this, the Romans had a few other towns in this country; as Segontium, now Caernarvon; Conovium, now Conway; and Vare, now Bodvary, which are all mentioned in the eleventh journey of Antoninus. The country of the Ordovices was comprehended in the Roman province which was called Britannia Secunda."