Boadicia: Warrior Queen

Map of Early Britain (Showing the Stages of the Roman Conquest)

In the first century B.C., the empire of Rome stretched from the Caspian Sea to the eastern coastline of Britain. They had the biggest army, the biggest empire and the most civilized culture. Their ambitions were great.

The Romans easily conquered Gaul (modern day France). Then the Island of Britain was on the border of the Roman empire, only a short boat ride away. After Julius Caesar had conquered Gaul, he invaded Britain in 55 and 54 B.C. But after winning a battle and getting a number of hostages, he took his army back to Rome. For the next hundred years there was no conflict between Rome and the Island of Britain, until after the Emperor Caligula was assass

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