A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Roman conquest of Britain"
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54 BCJulius CaesarJulius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar , July 12 [i] or July 13 [i], 100 BC [i] – March 15 [i], 44 BC [i]) was a Roman [i] ...
's second expeditionRoman conquest of Britain By AD43, the time of the main Roman invasion of Britain [i], Britain had already frequently been the target o ...
to BritainBritain The word Britain is an informal term used when referring to;
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: receives nominal submission from the chieftain Cassivellaunus and installs Mandubracius as a friendly king.
43 The Roman conquest of Britain begins. Aulus Plautius lands with four legions and defeats the Britons, led by CaratacusCaratacus Caratacus was a historical British [i] chieftain of the Catuvellauni [i] tribe, who le ...
and Togodumnus, in battles on the rivers Medway and Thames. He halts at the Thames and sends for Claudius, who leads the march on Camulodunum. Meanwhile, VespasianVespasian Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus , known originally as Titus Flavius [i] Vespasianus and usua ...
subdues the south-west. The Romans found the cities of LondonLondon London is the capital [i] city of England [i] and of the United Kingdom [i]. ...
, then known as Londinium, and PeterboroughPeterborough The City of Peterborough is a cathedral [i] city [i] and Unitary Authority [i] ...
, and begin to construct a road that later becomes Ermine Street.
44 The emperorRoman Emperor "Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ...
ClaudiusClaudius Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ...
returns from his British campaignRoman conquest of Britain By AD43, the time of the main Roman invasion of Britain [i], Britain had already frequently been the target o ...
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