The Battle of Caer Caradoc was the final battle in Caratacus's resistance to Roman rule. Fought in 50, the Romans defeated the Britons and thus secured the southern areas of the province of Britannia. Britain was the target of invasion by forces of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire several times during its history. ... For the battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, see raid on the Medway. ... The Battle of Watling Street took place in AD 61 between an alliance of Briton tribes and the Romans. ... The Battle of Mons Graupius took place in AD 83 or 84. ... Caer Caradoc is a hill in the English county of Shropshire. ... Caratacus (also spelled Caractacus) was a historical British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who led the British resistance to the Roman conquest. ... For other senses of this name, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Events Londinium is founded by the Romans, taking over as capital of the local Roman province, from Colchester (approximate date) Roman Emperor Claudius appoints Agrippa II governor of Chalcis. ... The term Briton may have the following meanings: in a historical context: an inhabitant of Great Britain in pre-Roman times a descendant of Britons during a later period (e. ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410 CE. The Romans referred to their province as Britannia. ...

The battle was fought in the territory of the Ordovices at a location near the River Severn. There is some debate concerning the site of the battle. Local legend places it at British Camp in the Malvern Hills. However, the Severn, though visible from this location, is too distant to fit Roman historian Tacitus' description of the site. The Ordovices were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands, before the Roman invasion of Britain. ... The Severn bridges crossing near the mouth of the River Severn The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren) is the longest British river, at 354 kilometres (219 miles) long; it rises at an altitude of 610 metres on Plynlimon near Llanidloes, in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales, and it passes through... Malvern Hills could refer to: Malvern Hills District Council, in Worcestershire, England Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the border of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Gaius Cornelius Tacitus Publius or Gaius Cornelius Tacitus (ca. ...

The Romans gained a complete victory, capturing Caratacus's wife and daughter and receiving the surrender of his brothers. Caratacus himself escaped, and fled north to the lands of the Brigantes. The Brigantian queen, Cartimandua, however, was loyal to Rome, and she handed him over in chains. Ostorius Scapula's defeat of Caratacus was known as the greatest victory of the Romans during that time. The Brigantes were a British Celtic tribe which lived between Tyne and Humber. ... Cartimandua (ruled ca. ...