Emperor Claudius arrived personally for the climax of the conquest — he was present for only sixteen days. Camulodunum (Colchester), the most important settlement in pre-Roman Britain, was captured. Eleven British kings submitted in person. Claudius held a triumph and was awarded the honorific "Britannicus". The city became the first Roman colonia in Britain, and a great temple of Claudius was built there.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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