Chapter II: Cæsar in Britain

Pytheas the geographer: his description of Britain 8

Cæsar’s conquest of Gaul 9

55. His first invasion of Britain. The voyage 11

The landing 13

First skirmish and naval disaster 14

British war-chariots 15

Return to Gaul and thanksgivings in Rome 16

54. Second invasion. Cassivellaunus heads the
resistance of the Britons 17

Battle of the Thames 18

Mandubracius, a rival candidate to Cassivellaunus 18

Cassivellaunus makes a nominal submission 19

Cæsar returns to Gaul 19

Cæsar’s description of Britain 20

His motives for the invasion 21

Note on Cæsar’s points of arrival and departure in
his expeditions to Britain 23

CHAPTER III.

THE CENTURY OF SUSPENSE.

Coin-kings of Britain--

Commius 26

Tincommius, Verica and Eppilus 26

Dubnovellaunus 26

Tasciovanus at Verulamium 27

Cunobelinus: Shakespeare’s Cymbeline 28