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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3230910, member: 14873"]Ah yes, Gavin. Here is my take on this (influenced by Josiah Osgood):</p><p>“Claudius perceived that it was imperative for him to accomplish a great feat of arms in order to enhance his prestige with the Senate and prove himself worthy of the title of Augustus. His own father <i>NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS</i> and brother <i>GERMANICUS</i> had been acclaimed as great military leaders on the northern frontier and he was determined to emulate their successes. His predecessor (and nephew), <i>CALIGULA</i>, had set out to conquer Britain and add that island outpost to the Empire, but had failed. Now Claudius was determined to fulfill that mission and to that end in AD 43 he dispatched an advance force consisting of four legions commanded by a renowned general, <i>AULUS PLAUTIUS, </i>to invade Britain and engage the Britannic forces there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shortly thereafter Claudius landed in Britain and assumed command of the army led by General Plautius. In short order Claudius accepted the surrender of the Britannic forces, appointed Plautius Governor of Britannia and subsequently returned to Rome to celebrate his Triumph.”</p><p><br /></p><p>My take-away is that it was indeed a “staged event” - I believe Plautius and his Legions had done most of the fighting and “sealed the deal” so to speak before Claudius set foot in Britain - it seems he was only in Britain for a few weeks (just maybe months). But our under-rated Emperor was no Warrior - he simply did what he had to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Senate and the Citizenry accepted him as a conquering Imperator - and that was all that mattered.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3230910, member: 14873"]Ah yes, Gavin. Here is my take on this (influenced by Josiah Osgood): “Claudius perceived that it was imperative for him to accomplish a great feat of arms in order to enhance his prestige with the Senate and prove himself worthy of the title of Augustus. His own father [I]NERO CLAUDIUS DRUSUS[/I] and brother [I]GERMANICUS[/I] had been acclaimed as great military leaders on the northern frontier and he was determined to emulate their successes. His predecessor (and nephew), [I]CALIGULA[/I], had set out to conquer Britain and add that island outpost to the Empire, but had failed. Now Claudius was determined to fulfill that mission and to that end in AD 43 he dispatched an advance force consisting of four legions commanded by a renowned general, [I]AULUS PLAUTIUS, [/I]to invade Britain and engage the Britannic forces there. Shortly thereafter Claudius landed in Britain and assumed command of the army led by General Plautius. In short order Claudius accepted the surrender of the Britannic forces, appointed Plautius Governor of Britannia and subsequently returned to Rome to celebrate his Triumph.” My take-away is that it was indeed a “staged event” - I believe Plautius and his Legions had done most of the fighting and “sealed the deal” so to speak before Claudius set foot in Britain - it seems he was only in Britain for a few weeks (just maybe months). But our under-rated Emperor was no Warrior - he simply did what he had to do. The Senate and the Citizenry accepted him as a conquering Imperator - and that was all that mattered.[/QUOTE]
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