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Did the Roman invasion of Britain happen in Sussex or Richborough in Kent as generally accepted?
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Question 1 Following the discovery of military remains at the Fishbourne site in the 1990's a theory developed that the Roman invasion of Britain happened in Sussex rather than at Richborough in Kent as has always been accepted. From available evidence do you agree with this theory? For this essay we are looking at two interpretations of the Roman Invasion - the traditional and the challenge argument and so throughout this essay I will be putting forward the two different views. The points will be arranged in chronological order, the base document for this essay is the account of Cassius Dio. I will also be studying the modern hypothesis of John Hind. Cassius Dio's account is of Aulus Plautius' invasion of Britain AD 43 may not be completely reliable as the historian wrote the account 150 years after the invasion. John Hinds account was written based around the evidence available. Primarily it was...
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