History Roman Britain was a much more complicated place than we thought, says Richard Miles The Sunday Telegraph London | July 16, 2006| | Copyright 2006 The Sunday Telegraph London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire

BY DAVID MATTINGLY

ALLEN LANE/PENGUIN, pounds 30, 640 pp T pounds 26 ( pounds 1.25 p&p) 0870 428 4115

At some time early in the first century AD, the Greek geographer Strabo set out what he considered to be the main reason why the Romans had not pursued their initial interest in conquering Britain. The expeditions that Julius Caesar had launched in 55 and 54 BC were not followed up because: 'although the Romans could have held Britain, they have rejected the idea, seeing that there was nothing to fear from the Britons, since they are not ...

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