Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester, Berkshire) was the capital of the Atrebates tribe. King Verica had been expelled by the Catuvellauni and his appeal to Claudius was the stated justification for the invasion. Whether the Atrebates welcomed Roman rule (under the client king Cogidubnus, who received Silchester and Chichester as his realm) or some resisted is uncertain. The lack of early military-phase archaeology at Silchester suggests a largely peaceful takeover, but military units certainly moved through on their way southwest.
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