Chapter XXXVIII - Conclusion of the Britannic conquest (146 - 49
BC) A. Conquest of England (146 - 81 BC) After the end of the
Silurian Campaign in the year 146 BC, Rome controlled southeast
and central England as well as Wales. During the next three
decades, the Republic maintained the status quo, since it was
occupied with the events in Gaul and Iberia. Nevertheless we may
assume, that the local Governor established stable relations
with the neighboring tribes via a more or less substantial
trade.(192) In the late 2nd Century BC, Rome finally began its
further expansion and the establishment of Colonies. The
Dumnonii, a tribe in the southwest of England around their
capital Isca Dumnoniorum(193), let themselves incorporate in to
the Republic without opposition around the year 102 BC. But the
Republic experienced more resistance to the east and north. The
Iceni, who populated today`s Norfolk with their capital Venta
Icenorum(194), tried to stop the roman expansion by force. In a
long and exhausting campaign,