Boudica drives the Romans out of Britain - Page 2 - Historum

**Sargon of Akkad** · February 5th, 2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din

Honestly, I don't see how Britannia would be worth all that fuss for Rome. I think if Boudica had won any serious victories with long-term consequences the Romans would have said heck with it and left Britannia to its tribal anarchy.

I don't see how Boudica could have driven the Romans out. She was a terrible general...

Comnena · February 5th, 2010, 11:02 PM

The Romans would have come back at some point. Maybe they would have waited a bit, but probably they would have mobilized forces rather sooner than later, even if only to show other subjugated provinces that rebellion would not be a good idea...

**Salah** · February 6th, 2010, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by okamido

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They merged my new thread with an older one that Toltec had started, on the same topic.

**Toltec** · February 6th, 2010, 03:16 AM

Rome tried to invade Britain, I forget how mamy times, but a lot. The only major source of tin in Europe for millenia and rich in other minerals. Because of its lack of infrastructure was arguably the most expensive and difficult to Romanised of any province. My guess is the Romans would have been back, typically when they lost a province their culture demanded retribution too.

**Sargon of Akkad** · February 6th, 2010, 06:54 AM

Either that, or a new emperor who needed some military conquest to legitimise his reign.

Paulinus · February 13th, 2010, 03:44 AM

But let's just pretend they wouldn't or that they wouldn't have succeeded. for one thing there's no reason so imagine there would have been future angle, saxon and jute invasions becasue the former were originally invited in by the Romano British as mercenaries to support the Romano-British state after the legions withdrew. Might a single group have emerged victorious within Britain and unified the isles under a single authority? Might Britains have become sea bourne raiders a la the Vikings?

Nikator · February 15th, 2010, 06:08 AM

If the Romans were driven out by Boudicca then Britain would most likely be reconquered by another glory seeking Emperor, the main reason it was invaded in the first place, at a later date. If that wasn't to happen, then all you could really predict would be that Britain would develop quite uniquely in relation to the rest of Europe. It would probably speak a Gaelic tongue for much longer than previously which would have an interesting effect on the English language. I would also think that Britain would probably be able to hold off the Saxons much better than previously, considering they would have kept a martial culture and probably have been better equipped to fight off the Saxons. Whether they would or not I don't know though, but if they did British history would be incredibly different to what it is now.