Roman conquest of Britain

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Roman military operation historical event military campaign

The Roman conquest of Britain was the first-century AD military campaign by the Roman Empire that led to the subjugation and incorporation of much of the island of Britain into the Roman provincial system.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Roman conquest of Britain canonical	17
Romanization of Britain	3
Claudian invasion of Britain	2
Roman campaigns in Wales	2
Roman invasion of Britain	2
Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43	2
Claudius’s invasion of Britain	1
Roman Empire under Emperor Claudius	1
Roman conquest of Wales	1
Roman conquest of northern Britain	1
Roman conquest of the Silures	1
Roman–British conflicts	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman military operation ⓘ historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
aim	control of British resources and trade routes ⓘ expansion of Roman imperial territory ⓘ
capitalEstablished	Camulodunum ⓘ
commander	Aulus Plautius ⓘ Claudius ⓘ surface form: Emperor Claudius Gaius Suetonius Paulinus ⓘ Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ Publius Ostorius Scapula ⓘ Titus Flavius Sabinus ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ
conflict	Roman conquest of Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Roman–British conflicts
country	Roman Empire ⓘ
describedIn	Cassius Dio’s Roman History ⓘ surface form: Cassius Dio's Roman History Tacitus' Agricola ⓘ
endTime	early 2nd century AD ⓘ
followedBy	Roman Britain ⓘ surface form: Roman occupation of Britain
hasPart	Battle of Mons Graupius ⓘ Raid on the Medway ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Medway Battle of the Thames (AD 43) ⓘ Claudius' invasion of Britain ⓘ Roman conquest of Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Roman campaigns in Wales Roman campaigns in northern Britain ⓘ Roman conquest of Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43 campaigns of Aulus Plautius ⓘ campaigns of Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ subjugation of the Brigantes ⓘ subjugation of the Catuvellauni ⓘ subjugation of the Silures ⓘ
laterCapital	Londinium ⓘ
location	Great Britain ⓘ surface form: Britain island of Great Britain ⓘ
opponent	Brigantes ⓘ Gaels ⓘ surface form: Caledonians Catuvellauni ⓘ Iceni ⓘ Ordovices ⓘ Celtic tribes ⓘ surface form: Silures Trinovantes ⓘ
partOf	Roman expansion ⓘ history of Roman Britain ⓘ
precededBy	Caesar's invasions of Britain ⓘ
result	establishment of the province of Britannia ⓘ incorporation of much of Britain into the Roman Empire ⓘ subjugation of many Brittonic tribes ⓘ
significantEvent	crossing of the English Channel by Roman forces ⓘ use of elephants in Claudius' entry into Camulodunum ⓘ
startTime	AD 43 ⓘ
timePeriod	1st century AD ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Batavi tribe → participatedIn → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

subject surface form: Batavi

Batavi tribe → participatedIn → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

subject surface form: Batavi

this entity surface form: Claudian invasion of Britain

Roman navy → supported → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Britannia (Roman province) → conqueredBy → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Empire under Emperor Claudius

Richborough Roman Fort → significantEvent → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43

Batavian cohorts → participatedIn → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Claudian invasion of Britain

Roman conquest of Britain → conflict → Roman conquest of Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–British conflicts

Roman conquest of Britain → hasPart → Roman conquest of Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43

Roman conquest of Britain → hasPart → Roman conquest of Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman campaigns in Wales

Agricola → historicalEventDescribed → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

subject surface form: Agricola (Tacitus)

this entity surface form: Roman conquest of northern Britain

Gnaeus Julius Agricola → notableWork → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Gnaeus Julius Agricola → participatedIn → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman conquest of Wales

Gnaeus Julius Agricola → promoted → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Romanization of Britain

Conquest of Britain → alsoKnownAs → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman invasion of Britain

Conquest of Britain → followedBy → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Romanization of Britain

Conquest of Britain → followedBy → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman campaigns in Wales

Classis Britannica → supportedCampaignOf → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Claudius’s invasion of Britain

Classis Britannica → supportedCampaignOf → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Venta Silurum → developedAfter → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman conquest of the Silures

Boudican revolt → partOf → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Battle of Watling Street (AD 60 or 61) → partOf → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Watling Street

Legio VI Victrix → participatedIn → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Legio XX Valeria Victrix → participatedIn → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Roman Britain → significantEvent → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Romanization of Cisalpine Gaul → relatedTo → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Romanization of Britain

Historia Regum Britanniae → claimsToDescribe → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Legio XIV Gemina → participatedIn → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman invasion of Britain

Rutupiae → foundedAfter → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Brigantian territory → conqueredDuring → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

ancient Britain → knownFor → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

ancient Britain → hasEvent → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Britannicus → namedAfter → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ

Britannia → startOfExistenceEvent → Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ