Invasions of the British Isles While the governor Suetonius was pursuing a campaign on the isle of Anglesey, Boudicca, angered by maltreatment at the hands of the Romans, urged her people to rise up. They did, and marched on Camulodonum (now Colchester), where many former Roman soldiers had settled. The Romans in Camulodonum were massacred after a brief fight. Meanwhile, the Legio IX Hispana (Ninth Legion) had been sent south from Lindum (now Lincoln) to put down the revolt. It failed to arrive in time, and, when it encountered the Celts, was annihilated. The battle, however, may have enabled Governor Suetonius to arrive in Londinium
The Romans (Doctor Who) The Romans (Doctor Who) The Romans is the fourth serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 16 January to 6 February 1965. Set during the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero at the time of the Great Fire of Rome, the serial has the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and his new travelling companion Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) investigating intrigue surrounding the death of a lyre player who was on the way to perform at the palace of Nero (Derek Francis) in Rome. At the same