The Cantii, who had longstanding trade contacts with Rome through Caesar-era client relationships, offered only token resistance as Plautius advanced through their territory. Durovernum Cantiacorum became the first major road junction and urban centre in Roman Kent, pivotal for supplying the conquest westward.
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