08-11-2010, 07:29 PM
Quote: As good old Septimius Severus found out in Caledonia, it isn't easy to subjugate an area when there are no urban centres and there is no single person in charge to attack and defeat. Conquering one small tribe in one valley will do you no good at all in the next valley!I don't know if good old Septimus even meant to subjugate the next valley. He may have been wanting to show off, conquering 'from Persia to Britannia'...
Quote: One of the reasons often given for the Roman invasion of Britain was that they (the Romans) thought that these islands were dripping with mineral resources. There was a certain amount of lead, tin, silver, iron and gold here, but probably not enough to repay the costs of the invasion and subsequent 400 years of occupation. If they had invaded and conquered Ireland, I think they would have been even more disappointed as, apart from some stunning scenery, there isn't much else there for the taking!Which may be the very reason that the Romans did not bother in the first place.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
