40 ⟶ Caligula's Failed British Campaign and Triumph

Caligula starts on a campaign to conquer Britain, which fail...
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🛡️ Caligula's Failed German Campaign and Triumph

Caligula's campaign into Germany is stopped by a conspiracy led by Cassius Chaerea. Even though he never even reaches Germany, Caligula proclaims himself victorious and orders a triumph.⟶
Roman EmpireMilitary HistoryEmperorCaligulaTriumphConspiracyAncient rome
GermanyGermanyItalyItaly

🛡️ Caligula's Failed British Campaign and Triumph

Caligula starts on a campaign to conquer Britain, which fails miserably. He declares himself victorious regardless.⟶
Caligula's Failed British Campaign and Triumph (40)
Roman EmpireMilitary CampaignRoman EmperorsCaligulaInvasionAncient rome
United KingdomUnited KingdomItalyItaly

🛡️ Claudius' Triumphant Return from Britain

Emperor Claudius returns from his British campaign in triumph, the southeast part of Britannia now held by the Roman Empire, but the war will rage for another decade and a half.⟶
Claudius' Triumphant Return from Britain (44)
Roman EmpireClaudiusMilitary CampaignConquestAncient romeImperialismMilitary History40s AD
United KingdomUnited KingdomItalyItaly

🛡️ Gaius Suetonius Paulinus's Role in the Year of the Four Emperors

Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Roman general⟶
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus's Role in the Year of the Four Emperors (69)
Roman EmpireAncient romeCivil WarMilitary CampaignGeneralsPower Struggles
ItalyItalyUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ Roman Invasion of Caledonia Begins

Agricola enters Caledonia (modern-day Scotland) but is resisted by the natives.⟶
Roman Invasion of Caledonia Begins (79)
Roman EmpireMilitary HistoryInvasionAncient romeAgricolaIron AgeMilitary Conflict
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