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Boudica’s rebellion: a blood-soaked blow to the Roman empire

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The Conquest of Britain in AD 43

The Romans writing about Britain often don't have any understanding of it and often haven't been there anyway. Caesar wasn't necessarily much of an anthropologist when it came to details about the British people. The archaeology of the late Iron Age is truly superb. One very enlightening thing for the 100 years in between the conquests is the coin evidence.

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