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The Roman Conquest of Britain: Looking Through a Geographically Informed Cultural Perspective, 55 BCE – c. 150 CE

The Roman Conquest of Britain: Looking Through a Geographically Informed Cultural Perspective, 55 BCE – c. 150 CE

By Nicole Helm

BA Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 2008

Abstract: This paper examines the role of the pre-existing cultures of the British Isles during the first direct Roman contact between the Romans and the Britons that took place in the mid-first century BCE. By looking through a geographically informed cultural perspective of Early Britons prior to the Roman Invasion, which I use in this examination and really has not been approached in previous scholarship. With use of this perspective, a better understanding about the events that took place during Roman Invasion and Occupation, which helps to shed some light about this era in History. Without looking at the pre-existing culture of Britannia throughout history, one is missing an integral part of this time period.

Introduction:

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