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The emperor Claudius wanted to conquer Britain to bolster his political position in Rome through the popularity which such a feat would have created. Claudius had been rpoclaimed emperor by the praetorian guards, who had murdered his predecessor, Caligula. In addition to this, Claudius also had a disability, which was regraded by many as a sign of weakness. Therefore, the had some detractors in Rome. It is likely that considerations about economic gains also played a part in this action. The pretext for invasion was the restoration of Verica, the king of the Atrebates, a British tribe, who had been deposed and exiled. Aulus Plautius, Claudius's' general, completed the conquest of the south of England quickly. This was made easier by the fact that the British tribes were not sufficiently united and that some of these tribes, who had long-standing trading and diplomatic links with the Romans, were allies of the Romans. The conquest of mountainous Wales, instead, took 30 years.

The north of England was conquered later, when the emperor Vespasian sent Agricola to Britain for this purpose.

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