Had my lineage and rank been accompanied by only moderate s… - Caratacus

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Had my lineage and rank been accompanied by only moderate success, I should have come to this city as friend rather than prisoner, and you would not have disdained to ally yourself peacefully with one so nobly born, the ruler of so many nations.

Caratacus

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Caratācos, or in Latin Caratacus or Caractacus, was a king of the Catuvellauni during the mid-1st century AD. His attempt to halt the Roman invasion of Britain ended in defeat and captivity.

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Native Name: Caradog

Alternative Names: Caractacus

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Ειτα ταυτα και τα τοιαυτα κεκτημένοι των σκηνιδίων ημων επιθυμειτε.

Si quanta nobilitas et fortuna mihi fuit, tanta rerum prosperarum moderatio fuisset, amicus potius in hanc urbem quam captus venissem, neque dedignatus esses claris maioribus ortum, plurimis gentibus imperitantem foedere in pacem accipere.

I had horses, arms, men, wealth. Are you surprised I am sorry to lose them? If you want to rule the world, does it follow that everyone else welcomes enslavement?

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