Roman conquest of Britain Claudius returned to Rome to celebrate his victory. Caratacus escaped and would continue the resistance further west. Vespasian took a force westwards subduing tribes and capturing "oppida" as he went, going at least as far as Exeter, which would appear to have become an early base for Leg. II Augusta. Legio IX Hispana was sent north towards Lincoln () and within four years of the invasion it is likely that an area south of a line from the Humber to the Severn Estuary was under Roman control. That this line is followed by the Roman road of the Fosse Way
Sylvia (given name) the 137th most popular girl's name in Britain in 1900. Sylvia (given name) Sylvia is feminine given name of Latin origin, also spelled Silvia. The French form is Sylvie. The name originates from the Latin word for forest "Silva" and its meaning is "spirit of the wood". The mythological god of the forest was associated with the figure of Silvanus. In Roman mythology, Silvia is the goddess of the forest while Rea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus. Silvia is also the name of one of the female innamorati of the "commedia dell'arte" and is a character of