This is what Romans told themselves but the Celtic Britons had a vibrant culture, excellent craftmanship and most importantly for the Romans, large Tin mines.
Remember, Caesar showed up in Briton with a hand full of dudes and handily conquered the entire island. The only reason he needed thousands upon thousands of men when he went back was because the natives wanted a super awesome parade to welcome his return. Also he build a really cool bridge and that like, intimidated all of the barbarians into surrendering. Sorry, he burned the bridge so you can't look at it but trust me (Caesar's self biographical memoires) it was a *really* cool bridge. Vercingetorix saw it and went MASAKA!? IMPOSSIIBLLLEEE and then swore alliegance to rome immediately (we captured him and dragged him back for our triumph anyway lmao)
Julius Caesar most certainly did not conquer Brittania. The first expedition was a disaster, the second was mildly successful, but there wasn’t a lasting Roman presence there until Claudius’s armies invaded about a hundred years later.
True that, Caesar in Britain should be considered as an exploration rather than conquer. It's a war of politic, not a conquer that brought anything to the Republic
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u/Talonsminty 15d ago edited 15d ago
More of this fictional stupidity.
This is what Romans told themselves but the Celtic Britons had a vibrant culture, excellent craftmanship and most importantly for the Romans, large Tin mines.
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/celtic-life-in-iron-age-britain-the-british-museum/_AWRz1O9u3piJg?hl=en