Britannia
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The image of Britannia has been used as the national personification of Great Britain, traditionally depicted as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. An image first used by the Roma
The Armada Memorial in Plymouth depicting Britannia
Reverse of a denarius of Carausius (r. 286–293), ruler of the Roman Britannic Empire, showing Britannia (left) welcoming the emperor with the words veni expectate (lit. 'Come, O expected one')
Britannia mourning the death of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson at the victorious Battle of Trafalgar in a cartoon by James Gillray
Reception of the American Loyalists by Great Britain in the Year 1783 engraved by Henry Moses after Benjamin West. Loyalists seek aid from Britannia after their expulsion from the United States.
Roman Britain
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Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain. The occupation lasted from 4
Britannia
…image first used by the Romans in classical antiquity, the Latin Britannia was the name variously applied to the British Isles, Great Britain, and the Roman province of Britain during the Roman Empire. The Roman Britannia was typically depicted reclining or seated, with not a trident but a spear and shield, appearing on Roman…
Conquests under Aulus Plautius, focused on the commercially valuable southeast of Britain
Roman campaigns 43–60 AD
Agricola's campaigns 80-84 AD
In 84 AD