The future emperor Vespasian commanded Legio II Augusta in the southwest campaign that conquered Dorset, Somerset, and parts of Devon and Cornwall. Suetonius records he fought thirty battles, captured twenty oppida, and subdued two powerful tribes. The Durotriges were the most fiercely resistant tribe in the southwest — their chariot-based warfare and hillfort networks required systematic reduction. This campaign is unique in Roman Britain for having strong archaeological confirmation at multiple sites.
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