
What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: The entrenchment is part of a British city built in the 1st century BC. It was probably here that Julius Caesar defeated the British king Cassivellaunus in 54 BC
Julius Caesar, a Roman general and statesman, led military campaigns into Britain in 55 and 54 BC, defeating the Celtic Briton king Cassivellaunus, marking significant early contacts between Rome and Britain.
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