ROME CONQUESTS: Britain

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Examines Rome's campaigns in Britain, detailing legion strategy, tactics, and fierce resistance. Seeks to explain when and how the Romans were able to conquer a vast empire stretching from the foothills of the Scottish Highlands to the Sahara Desert, from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf. Draws on the latest research and archaeological evidence to present a new narrative of the never completed conquest of Britain. The Roman army is analyzed from Julius Caesar's initial incursions in 55 and 54 BC, through the Claudian invasion of 43 AD, and the campaigns of expansion and pacification thereafter. The weapons, equipment, organization, leadership, strategy, and tactics of the legions and their British foes are described and detailed. Contains 12 color diagrams.