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993: 876:). Neither of these locations is certain. Dio does not mention the port of departure, and although Suetonius says that the secondary force under Claudius sailed from Boulogne, it does not necessarily follow that the entire invasion force did. Richborough had a large natural harbour which would have been suitable, and archaeology shows Roman military occupation at about the right time. However, Dio says the Romans sailed east to west, and a journey from Boulogne to Richborough is south to north. Some historians suggest a sailing from Boulogne to the 1838: 985: 42: 1731: 853: 550: 1571: 1301: 1858: 1447: 2298: 950:
Togodumnus died shortly after the battle on the Thames. Plautius halted and sent word for Claudius to join him for the final push. Cassius Dio presents this as Plautius needing the emperor's assistance to defeat the resurgent British, who were determined to avenge Togodumnus. However, Claudius was no
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In 2019 a marching camp dating to the 1st century AD, used by Roman legions during the invasion of Agricola. Clay-domed ovens and 26 fire pits dated to AD 77–90 were found loaded with burn and charcoal contents. The fire pits were 30 m apart in two parallel lines. Archaeologists suggested that this
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tactics before having to withdraw to Hadrian's Wall. He repaired and reinforced the wall with a degree of thoroughness that led most subsequent Roman authors to attribute the construction of the wall to him. During the negotiations to purchase the truce necessary to secure the Roman retreat to the
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tribes of the north of Britain. He used the three legions of the British garrison (augmented by the recently formed 2nd Parthica legion), 9000 imperial guards with cavalry support, and numerous auxiliaries supplied from the sea by the British fleet, the Rhine fleet and two fleets transferred from
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and heavy armaments which would have overawed any remaining native resistance. Eleven tribes of South East Britain surrendered to Claudius and the Romans prepared to move further west and north. The Romans established their new capital at Camulodunum and Claudius returned to Rome to celebrate his
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The years 87–117 were of consolidation and only a few sites north of the Stanegate line were maintained, while the signs are that an orderly withdrawal to the Solway-Tyne line was made. There does not seem to have been any rout caused as a result of battles with various tribes.
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Modifications to the Stanegate line, with the reduction in the size of the forts and the addition of fortlets and watchtowers between them, seem to have taken place from the mid-90s onwards. Apart from the Stanegate line, other forts existed along the Solway Coast at Beckfoot,
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The new governor was Agricola, returning to Britain, and made famous through the highly laudatory biography of him written by his son-in-law, Tacitus. Arriving in mid-summer of 78, Agricola completed the conquest of Wales in defeating the Ordovices who had destroyed a cavalry
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says that Claudius received the surrender of the Britons without battle or bloodshed. It is likely that the Catuvellauni were already as good as beaten, allowing the emperor to appear as conqueror on the final march on Camulodunum. Cassius Dio relates that he brought
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who brought what are now the Welsh borders under control but did not move further north or west, probably because Claudius was keen to avoid what he considered a difficult and drawn-out war for little material gain in the mountainous terrain of upland Britain. When
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for engineers' huts and Caligula himself was very familiar with the Empire's soldiers. In any case this readied the troops and facilities that would make Claudius' invasion possible three years later. For example, Caligula built a lighthouse at Bononia (modern
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and Plumpton Head. Signal- or watch-towers are also in evidence across the Stainmore area: Maiden Castle, Bowes Moor and Roper Castle, for example. The two forces then moved up from the vicinity of Penrith to Carlisle, establishing the fort there in AD 72–73.
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Roman troops, however, penetrated far into the north of modern Scotland several more times. Indeed, there is a greater density of Roman marching camps in Scotland than anywhere else in Europe as a result of at least four major attempts to subdue the area.
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may also have featured early on. At some point between 72 and 73, part of Cerialis's force moved across the Stainmore Pass from Corbridge westwards to join Agricola, as evidenced by campaign camps (which may have been previously set up by Bolanus) at
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1175:(governor AD 69–71), and of Cerialis. From other sources, it seems that Bolanus had possibly dealt with Venutius and penetrated into Scotland, and evidence from the carbon-dating of the gateway timbers of the Roman fort at Carlisle ( 3143:
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has led many historians to debate the route's role as a convenient frontier during the early occupation. It is unlikely that the border between Roman and Iron Age Britain was fixed with modern precision during this period.
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prepared invasions in 34 BC, 27 BC and 25 BC. The first and third were called off due to revolts elsewhere in the empire, the second because the Britons seemed ready to come to terms. According to Augustus's
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in the buffer zone that developed between the walls, trading contacts, bribes to purchase truces from the natives, and eventually the spread of Christianity. The degree to which the Romans interacted with the
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Tacitus says that after a combination of force and diplomacy quieted discontent among the Britons who had been conquered previously, Agricola built forts in their territories in 79. In 80, he marched to the
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in that year), not returning south until 81, at which time he consolidated his gains in the new lands that he had conquered, and in the rebellious lands that he had re-conquered. In 82, he sailed to either
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of southeast Wales caused considerable problems to Ostorius and fiercely defended their border country. Caratacus himself led this guerilla campaign but was defeated when he finally chose to offer a
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was constructed. After two decades this was abandoned in 162 and only subsequently re-occupied on an occasional basis. Meanwhile, the Romans retreated to the earlier and stronger Hadrian's Wall.
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was established as the northern border, tribes in the region repeatedly rebelled against Roman rule and forts continued to be maintained across northern Britain to protect against these attacks.
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of Roman auxiliaries stationed in their territory. Knowing the terrain from his prior military service in Britain, he was able to move quickly to subdue them. He then invaded
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Agricola built a network of military roads and forts to secure the Roman occupation. Existing forts were strengthened and new ones planted in northeastern Scotland along the
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After the invasion, Verica may have been restored as king of the Atrebates although by this time he would have been very elderly. In any case a new ruler for their region,
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was unable or unwilling to protect him however, given her own accommodation with the Romans, and handed him over to the invaders. Ostorius died and was replaced by
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came to Britain in 306, despite his poor health, with an army aiming to invade northern Britain, after the provincial defences had been rebuilt following the
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Agricola's successors are not named in any surviving source, but it seems they were unable or unwilling to further subdue the far north. The fortress at
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which was strategically located commanding the western route north further into Caledonia and where significant evidence of the battle has been found.
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With the decline of imperial ambitions in Scotland (and Ireland) by AD 87 (the withdrawal of the 20th legion), consolidation based on the line of the
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and may therefore have been responsible for the incorporation of Cumbria into a Brigantian federation whose territory straddled Britain along the
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In common with other regions on the edge of the empire, Britain had enjoyed diplomatic and trading links with the Romans in the century since
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immediately northwest of Hadrian's Wall, were amongst the first of the Caledonian tribes to face Lollius Urbicus's legions together with the
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were not planted with forts, and there is nothing to indicate that the Romans were at war with them. Agricola was recalled to Rome in 84.
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The main invasion force under Aulus Plautius crossed in three divisions. The port of departure is usually taken to have been Bononia (
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rose to the throne, he moved quickly to reverse the empire limit system put in place by his predecessor. Following his defeat of the
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into the theatre between 139 and 140 AD, and thereafter moved his army, a force of at least 16,500 men, north of Hadrian's Wall.
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Three other men of appropriate rank to command legions are known from the sources to have been involved in the invasion.
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The Great Invasion, Leonard Cottrell, Coward–McCann, New York, 1962, hardback. Was published in the UK in 1958.
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victory. Caratacus escaped with his family, retainers, and treasure, to continue his resistance further west.
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line. Cartimandua may have ruled the Brigantian peoples east of the Pennines (possibly with a centre at
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may have planned a campaign against the Britons in AD 40, but its execution was unclear: according to
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as the most powerful kingdom in south-eastern Britain, taking over the former Trinovantian capital of
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By 142 the Romans had pacified the entire area and had successfully moved the frontier north to the
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along the southern coast of Scotland, using overwhelming military power to establish Roman control.
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Later excursions into Scotland by the Romans were generally limited to the scouting expeditions of
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conquered much of northern Britain during the following seven years. In AD 84, Agricola defeated a
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Shotter, David (30 June 2014). "Roman Cumbria: Rome's "wild west"?". In Stringer, Keith J. (ed.).
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98–117) onwards. Other forts that may have been established during this period include Ambleside (
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was almost captured, but recovered and turned the battle so decisively that he was awarded the
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Anne Johnson, Roman Forts of the 1st and 2nd Centuries Ad in Britain and the German Provinces
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in Rome says he received the surrender of eleven British kings with no losses, and Suetonius'
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North-West England from the Romans to the Tudors : essays in memory of John Macnair Todd
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This article is about the conquest begun in AD 43. For other Roman invasions of Britain, see
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Roman conquest of Britain, showing the dominant local tribes/kingdoms conquered in each area
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were probably involved from evidence of one of the earliest Roman occupations in Cumbria.
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conquered the entire kingdom some time after AD 40 and Verica was expelled from Britain.
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became emperor in 54, he seems to have decided to continue the invasion and appointed
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was flexible, with cohorts and auxiliary units being moved around whenever necessary.
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interrupted years before and with steady and successful progress finally subdued the
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Much of the conquest of the north may have been achieved under the governorships of
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road (between Carlisle and Corbridge) was settled upon. Carlisle was the seat of a
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while planning to renew hostilities, and these plans were abandoned by his son
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By the 40s AD, the political situation within Britain was in ferment. The
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George Shipway – Imperial Governor. 2002. London: Cassell Military Paperbacks.
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as governor, a man experienced in dealing with the troublesome hill tribes of
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in 60. Final occupation of Wales was postponed however when the rebellion of
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was under Roman control. That this line is followed by the Roman road of the
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117–138), Roman occupation was withdrawn to a defendable frontier in the
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was dismantled before its completion and the other fortifications of the
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mounted a successful campaign across North Wales, famously killing many
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site had been chosen as a strategic location for the Roman conquest of
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and, once his forces had become quite confused, ordered them to gather
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of 60–61, and were probably there since the initial invasion, but the
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The Making Of The British Landscape: From the Ice Age to the Present
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and additional forts at half-day marching intervals were built at
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The Roman Conquest Of Scotland: The Battle Of Mons Graupius AD 84
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Die Statthalter der germanischen Provinzen vom 1.-3. Jahrhundert
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settlements as he went. The force proceeded at least as far as
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The most notable later expedition was in 209 when the emperor
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sailed from Chester up river estuaries to surprise the enemy.
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forced the Romans to return to the south east in 60 or 61.
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In 43, possibly by reassembling Caligula's troops from 40,
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played his part in the west as commander of the legion XX
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was established. The conquered territory became the Roman
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Britannia: The Roman Conquest & Occupation of Britain
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was sent into Roman Britain in 74 to succeed Cerialis as
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The Works of Tacitus (The Oxford Translation, Revised)
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took a force westwards, subduing tribes and capturing
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may have been established from the period of Emperor
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Campaigns under Aulus Plautius and the British tribes
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in 54 BC, some southern British chiefdoms had become
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Caligula: Mad, bad, and maybe a little misunderstood
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The 3049: 793: 783: 775: 765: 755: 738: 3678: 3664: 2327: 2313: 1288:, largely to exploit the gold deposits at 644:was recognised by Rome as their king, but 218: 204: 3397:Band 14, Cologne/Bonn, 1985, p. 168. 2624:A History of the English-Speaking Peoples 2611:A History of the English-Speaking Peoples 2547:A History of the English-Speaking Peoples 2531:A History of the English-Speaking Peoples 2477:A History of the English-Speaking Peoples 2394: 1761:the Danube for the purpose. According to 1450:Roman military organisation in the north 892:, in territory formerly ruled by Verica. 3453: 3107:"Petillius Cerialis in Northern Britain" 3067:Romans and Britons in North-West England 2748:Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain 2448: 2421: 1836: 1729: 1725: 1569: 1445: 1331: 1320:The following year he moved against the 1299: 1045:Late in 47 the new governor of Britain, 991: 983: 851: 848:Site of the Claudian invasion of Britain 708: 548: 408:. Attempts to conquer northern Britain ( 3826:Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula 3170: 3104: 3064: 2398:Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain 1574:Levels of Romanisation by area and date 841: 157: 4079: 3685: 3523:Mattingly, 233–34; Southern, 170, 341. 1125:The leader of the Brigantes was queen 799:) are known to have served during the 501:. The Romans put down the rebellion. 3659: 3543:Britannia: A History of Roman Britain 3537: 3510:, 39; Odahl, 77–78, 309; Pohlsander, 3270: 1736:Roman invasion of Caledonia (208–211) 1597:frontier area by the construction of 1296:Campaigns of Agricola (AD 78–84) 988:Roman campaigns from AD 43 to 60 932:. At least one division of auxiliary 384:'s conquest of most of the island of 199: 3934:Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain 3564:"The Life of Cnaeus Julius Agricola" 3105:Shotter, D. C. A. (September 2000). 1206:The western thrust was started from 939:The British were pushed back to the 545:Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain 417:Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain 21:Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain 3426:. 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Index

Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain
Carausian revolt

Great Britain
Roman Empire
Celtic Britons
Claudius
Aulus Plautius
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
Vespasianus
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Togodumnus

Caratacus
POW
Boudica

Calgacus
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Roman invasion and
occupation of Britain

Caesar's invasions
Conquest of Britain
Medway
Capture of Camulodunon
Caratacus' last battle
Anglesey
Boudican revolt
Defeat of Petilius Cerealis

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