Roman general Vespasian captures the Dorset hill forts
In the second phase of the conquest of Britain, Roman general Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus - a future emperor) led his II Augusta Legion into Dorset. He fought numerous small-scale battles and captured a string of hill forts, including Maiden Castle and Hod Hill. By 48 AD, the Romans had effectively subdued all territory south of a line from the mouth of the Humber river to the Severn Estuary.
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