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Caratacus' last battle | |||||||
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Part of the Roman conquest of Britain | |||||||
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Roman Empire | Britons | ||||||
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Publius Ostorius Scapula | Caratacus | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown |
The final battle in Caratacus' resistance to Roman rule was fought in 50 AD. The Romans under Publius Ostorius Scapula defeated the Britons and in the aftermath captured Caratacus himself, since 43 the leader of armed opposition to the Roman conquest of Britain. He was paraded through Rome and given the opportunity to make a speech before the emperor Claudius, who spared his life and those of his family and retainers.