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The Roman Empire came to Britain
The Province of Gaul
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In 58 BC. Caesar
became governor and
military comander of
the province of Gaul
He made the province
bigger
He wrote the book :
”Commentaries on the
Gallic Wars“
The 55 BC. Operation
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Started on 26th
August
About 10,000 soldiers
Landed on the shore
around Deal
A storm blocked the
Channel
Many ships were
damaged
Back to Gaul
The 54 BC. Operation
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Caesar sailed to
Britain with 800 ships
He landed on the
beach between Deal
and Sandwich
The army marched
inland and defeated
Bigbury
The 55 BC. Operation
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Caesar received
bad news from the
beach camp
40 ships were
completely
wrecked
Caesar needed 10
days to improve
security
The 55 BC. Operation
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Cassivelaunus, the
leader of the
Catvellauni tribe,
united a very large
army
Caesar defeated
Cassivelaunus' army
The end of Caeser’s Operation
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Problems in Gaul
Moderate terms of
surrender
Caesar and the
Romans left Britain
For 97 years the
Romans did not
return
The 43 AD Operation
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General Aulius
Plautius ordered the
expedition
They landed at
Richborough in Kent
Aulius Plautius knew
everything
He defeated the Celts
in two battles
Roman Administration
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Set up administrative centres according to
traditional tribal territories
Made the conquered people responsible for
their own administration within a Roman
framework
Brought “Roman style“ to Britain