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General Aulus Plautius is the brave but brutal commander of the Roman forces invading Britain at the order of Emperor Claudius. One of the greatest commanders of a Roman legion, he is merciless and thinks nothing of crucifying captured slaves. However, Aulus is also an intelligent commander who knows that an invasion depends on co-operation ...
May 13, 2023 · Aulus Plautius, the indomitable Roman general, carved his legacy into history by leading the formidable invasion that brought Britain under Roman rule in 43 AD. As the first governor of the newly-conquered Britannia, his iron will and strategic prowess shaped the political, cultural, and economic landscape of the island for centuries to come.
Aulus Plautius – Governor of Britannia from 43 to 46AD. The first consular governor to be placed in command of Britain was Aulus Plautius. The only existing classical account of Plautius’ invasion of Britain in the summer of 43AD, is contained in Cassius Dio’s History of Rome (book LX, chapter xix); there are also interesting anecdotal ...
Aulus Plautius was the uncle whose "distinguished service" saved his nephew Plautius Lateranus, (another son of Quintus Plautius) [11] from execution in 48 after his affair with Messalina was discovered. Lateranus was removed from his senatorial position and exiled instead. [19] Lateranus was later executed for his involvement in the Pisonian ...
Nov 9, 2011 · The invasion of Britain, which was carried out by four legions plus auxiliaries under A. Plautius some time in the high summer of A.D. 43, and the subsequent sixteen-day expedition made by the emperor, Claudius, in person in the autumn of that year, form together one of the most famous, if not one of the best understood, episodes in the history of the Roman Empire.
- J.G.F. Hind
- 1989
Aulus Plautius was the general commanding the Roman invasion of Britain in ad 43. Consul in 29, he had probably governed the military province of Pannonia on the middle Danube; experience together with political and family influence made him a suitable choice for Claudius' British expedition. After a delay caused by the troops' fear of Britain ...
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Claudius appointed Plautius to lead his invasion of Britannia in 43. The causus belli was to restore Verica, king of the Atrebates and an ally of Rome, to the throne; he had been deposed by his eastern neighbours, the Catuvellauni. Birley argues that Plautius was selected not only out of gratitude for his loyalty the previous year, but for his ...
