Caratacus (or Caractacus) was a Briton tribal leader who led the resistance against the Roman conquest of Britannia during the 1st century CE. #History #RomanEmpire #RomanBritain #Claudius #Caratacus #AncientBritons #Britain #BritonTribe #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-511-en/
Caratacus: The Catuvellauni Chieftain Who Defied Rome

Caratacus (or Caractacus) was a Briton tribal leader who led the resistance against the Roman conquest of Britannia during the 1st century CE. When Roman emperor Claudius (reign 41-54 CE) invaded in...

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At last we have them all well fooled, well tamed;
they use our baths and lard themselves with oil,
truss up their souls and bodies in the toga…

—William Neill (1922–2010), “Despatches Home”
from DESPATCHES HOME (Reprographia, 1972)

A poem for the Ides o fMarch

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #Roman #RomanBritain #IdesofMarch

Roman villa at Chedworth, UK, 4th century AD
A lovely oil lamp from Roman Cirencester (Corinium) with its lion motif. Now part of the collections at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain #Cirencester
Looking east onto Milecastle 39 - a fortlet on Hadrian’s Wall, located to the northeast of Once Brewed in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #HadriansWall #RomanBritain #Northumberland
Claudius (10 BCE to 54 CE) was the fourth Roman emperor, who reigned from 41 to 54 CE. #History #RomanEmpire #RomanEmperor #RomanBritain #Nero #Claudius #Caligula #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-674-en/
The Ostracized Laughingstock Who Became Roman Emperor

Claudius (10 BCE to 54 CE) was the fourth Roman emperor, who reigned from 41 to 54 CE. Though a member of the imperial Julio-Claudian Dynasty, his rise to power had always seemed unlikely. Indeed, for...

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The remains of the Roman amphitheater at Cirencester. Built during the 2nd century AD, it is estimated that the amphitheater would have held around 8000 people. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Cirencester
Face pot from Roman Colchester (Camulodunum) - now part of the collections at Colchester Castle. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Colchester
Ruins of Post-Roman Canterbury, (formerly) Roman Britain
Part of a bronze headdress from Roman Bath (Aquae Sulis) which was possibly worn by a priest serving the goddess Sulis Minerva. Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain #Bath