Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar

GPTKB entity

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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