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Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Invasion_of_Britain_by_Julius_Caesar
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:BritonLeaders
gptkb:Cassivellaunus
gptkb:Commius
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:date
54 BC
55 BC
gptkbp:firstExpeditionDate
August 55 BC
gptkbp:followedBy
Roman conquest of Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Britain
gptkbp:notableFeature
first Roman contact with Britain
gptkbp:numberOfExpeditions
2
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:Celtic_Britons
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Gallic_Wars
gptkbp:precededBy
Roman conquest of Gaul
gptkbp:purpose
military reconnaissance
punitive expedition
gptkbp:recordedAt
gptkb:Commentarii_de_Bello_Gallico
gptkbp:result
Roman withdrawal
Britons retain independence
gptkbp:RomanForces
about 10,000 soldiers (first invasion)
about 27,000 soldiers (second invasion)
gptkbp:secondExpeditionDate
July 54 BC
gptkbp:significance
influenced later Roman invasions
established diplomatic and trade links
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Caswallawn
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7