Conquest: The Roman Invasion of Britain

The epic, monumental story of the Roman conquest of Britain, from Caesar's first invasion attempt in 55 BC to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Britain wasn't conquered in a day.

Caesar invaded twice, in 55 and 54 BC, but he didn't attempt a complete a conquest of the island. It was only when Claudius and his legions arrived in AD 43 that true colonization was possible. Forty years later, almost the whole of southern Britain was under Roman control, where it stayed until the final decline of the...