Celtic workers in bronze and iron 5 Brythons and Goidels 6 Dolicho-cephalic and Brachy-cephalic men 7 CHAPTER II. CÆSAR IN BRITAIN. Pytheas the geographer: his description of Britain 8 Cæsar’s conquest of Gaul 9 55. His first invasion of Britain. The voyage 11 The landing 13 First skirmish and naval disaster 14 British war-chariots 15 Return to Gaul and thanksgivings in Rome 16 54. Second invasion. Cassivellaunus heads the resistance of the Britons 17 Battle of the Thames 18 Mandubracius, a rival candidate to Cassivellaunus 18 Cassivellaunus makes a nominal submission 19 Cæsar returns to Gaul 19 Cæsar’s description of Britain 20 His motives for the invasion 21 Note on Cæsar’s points of arrival and departure in his expeditions to Britain 23 CHAPTER III. THE CENTURY OF SUSPENSE. Coin-kings of Britain-- Commius 26 Tincommius, Verica and Eppilus 26 Dubnovellaunus 26 Tasciovanus at Verulamium 27 Cunobelinus: Shakespeare’s Cymbeline 28 CHAPTER IV. THE ROMAN CONQUEST OF BRITAIN. A.D. 41. Claudius, Emperor of Rome 29 Aulus Plautius, commander of expedition to Britain 30 Mutinous disposition of the troops 31 Battle of the Medway (?) 31 Claudius arrives to complete the conquest 32 Camulodunum captured 32 44. Cogidubnus and Prasutagus, subject allies of Rome 33 47. Aulus Plautius returns to Rome 34 Ostorius Scapula, the new _legatus_ 35 War against the Silures 35 51. Caratacus defeated: sent a captive to Rome 36