Tacitus provides a detailed narrative: Caratacus selected a site where a river ran in front and steep hills rose behind, fortified the hilltop with stone ramparts, and addressed his warriors with a great speech. Ostorius Scapula sent auxiliaries to storm the ramparts while legions stood ready. The assault overran the defences despite stiff resistance. Caratacus escaped north to Cartimandua who handed him to Rome. His subsequent speech before Claudius — preserved by Tacitus — is one of the finest passages in ancient historical literature.
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