How often do you think about the Roman Empire ... and Britain wasn’t any real threat. It turns out Rome had a new emperor who just wanted to show off a bit. Emperor Claudius had taken the ...

which provided Claudius with the pretext for the invasion on Britain in AD 43. After the Roman Conquest, the territory of the Atrebates was divided up, with Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum ...

The evidence for Emperor Claudius’ conquest of Britain is such a case ... Manley concludes that the evidence is so poor, no narrative of the Roman conquest of Britain can be accepted as proven. A good ...

Conquering the Brits Claudius had some real successes. Britain had resisted Roman rule for over a century, but was conquered by Claudius, who created client kingdoms to protect the frontier.

His adopted son Octavian became Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain came almost 100 years before Claudius's successful conquest in AD43 Pottery found at the site ...

Of particular note within the hoard is a gold coin of Claudius dated just prior to the Roman conquest of Britain in AD43, she said. "Roman gold coins of this period are rarely found." While the ...