Chapter 3

THE ROMAN CONQUEST

B.C. 54-A.D. 85

§ A.--Britain after Julius Caesar--House of Commius--Inscribed coins--House of Cymbeline--Tasciovan--Commians overthrown--Vain appeal to Augustus--Ancyran Tablet--Romano-British trade--Lead-mining--British fashions in Rome--Adminius banished by Cymbeline--Appeal to Caligula--Futile demonstration--Icenian civil war--Vericus banished--Appeal to Claudius--Invasion prepared ... _p_. 124

§ B.--Aulus Plautius--Reluctance to embark--Narcissus--Passage of Channel--Landing at Portchester--Strength of expedition--Vespasian's legion--British defeats--Line of Thames held--Arrival of Claudius--Camelodune taken--General submission of island _p_. 131

§ C.--Claudius triumphs--Gladiatorial shows--Last stand of Britons--Gallantry of Titus--Ovation of Plautius--Distinctions bestowed--Triumphal arch--Commemorative coinage--Conciliatory policy--British worship of Claudius--Cogidubnus--Attitude of clans--Britain made Imperial province ... _p_. 135

§ D.--Ostorius Pro-praetor--Pacification of Midlands--Icenian revolt--The Fleam Dyke--Iceni crushed--Cangi--Brigantes--Silurian war--Storm of Caer Caradoc--Treachery of Cartismandua--Caradoc at Rome--Death of Ostorius--Uriconium and Caerleon--Britain quieted--Death of Claudius ... _p_. 142

§ E.--Neronian misgovernment--Seneca--Prasutagus--Boadicean revolt--Sack of Camelodune--Suetonius in Mona--Druidesses--Sack of London and Verulam--Boadicea crushed at Battle Bridge--Peace of Petronius ... _p_. 151

§ F.--Otho and Vitellius--Civil war--Army of Britain--Priscus--Agricola--Vespasian Emperor--Cerealis--Brigantes put down--Silurians put down--Agricola Pro-praetor--Ordovices put down--Frontinus--Pacification of South Britain--Roman civilization introduced--Caledonian campaign--Galgacus--Agricola's rampart--Domitian--Resignation and death of Agricola ... _p_. 159