Claudius Invades Britain
History: KS2 National Curriculum, topic 2.2.3
Claudius Invades Britain
The Roman army
- Emperor Claudius sent General Aulus Plautius to conquer Britain.
- Plautius brought 1,000 ships and 20,000 soldiers.
The British tribes
- The British tribes tried to defend their land.
- But the Roman army was better trained, more organised, and had better strategies.
- Camulodunum (today's Colchester) became the first Roman Colonia in Britain in AD 49.
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