#Bestof2022: #Britannia: When Caligula proposed and Claudius conquered. Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass. @TheEconomist
Dec 29, 2023, 01:52 AM
#Bestof2022: #Britannia: When Caligula proposed and Claudius conquered. Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass. @TheEconomist
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/03/05/a-roman-fort-in-holland-is-linked-to-the-conquest-of-britain
"Caligula seems to have visited the region to inspect the preparations. Wine barrels stamped with his seal have been found near Utrecht and Valkenburg. But by the time the fleet left northern France, he was dead, and Claudius would reap the glory. Invasions are often vanity projects launched by insecure, hedonistic autocrats. They seldom go as planned."
Claudius pleading for his life as the Praetorian Guard approaches following Caligula's murder.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/03/05/a-roman-fort-in-holland-is-linked-to-the-conquest-of-britain
"Caligula seems to have visited the region to inspect the preparations. Wine barrels stamped with his seal have been found near Utrecht and Valkenburg. But by the time the fleet left northern France, he was dead, and Claudius would reap the glory. Invasions are often vanity projects launched by insecure, hedonistic autocrats. They seldom go as planned."
Claudius pleading for his life as the Praetorian Guard approaches following Caligula's murder.