ARGUMENT
Thorolf and Antethrigus march together, to recover royal
Verulam. Battle before the town; which is taken, and
the Roman garrison therein slain. Higelac.
Camulodunum beleaguered; queen Embla sends forth
all women and impotent folk. Roman navy enters the
river's mouth. Caratacus languishing to death, is, by Embla,
saved forth, in a covered cart. Guitelnus, the city's magistrate,
bids all, which would have saved their lives, go forth.
On the morrow, hurt and aged Britons, and few warriors,
which remain with him, and druids, burn themselves, in the
temple-court of Camulus!
Claudius, at afternoon, drawn of elephants, in the royal
chariot of Cunobelin; enters the dune gates. Asiaticus, a
noble Roman, bids to banquet, the emperor Claudius. They
sup together. On the morrow, Cæsar lustrates his navy; and
the legions. He makes donation, to his soldiers; and bestows
military ornaments. Claudius decrees, that here were founded
a Colony of Roman soldiers. He bestows the diadem, on the
treacherous Cæsarian Briton kings, Bericos and Cogidubnos.
Asiaticus sets forth stage-plays, before the army and Claudius.
Captive Britons are sold, under the spear.
Claudius, hasting to his triumph, embarks for the Continent.
He comes, in Gaul, to Lugdunum, city of his
nativity. That town's folk decree public honours, to their
fellow citizen, imperial Claudius. Herod Antipas is in exile,
there. Come again to Rome, Claudius sets forth a great
triumph-spectacle of his Britannic war.
In Britain, Troynovant submits. Vespasian subdues
Vectis. Moridunion is taken. Vespasian's legion winters
at the Baths-of-Sul.
Story of the king Bladud. Aged
Dumnoveros, fighting with the Romans, is slain. Durovernium
taken, Kentish havens submit then, to the Roman
arms. The saints and brethren succour the poor, in
Avalon.
