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Photograph of a man and a woman dressed as ancient Britons standing in front of a reconstructed British home.

Stage 13: in Britanniā

We start Book II by meeting a new household. Salvius, a successful lawyer and senator in Rome, has been sent to Britain to help run the province. Rufilla, his wife, runs the household. Their son, Vitellianus, closely observes his parents, preparing for his own career in Roman high society.

Story explorers

Two Britons, a father and child, look across a field of grain towards a column of mounted Roman soldiers.
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Rōmānus vulnerātus

A British family are working their land when they spy a column of Roman soldiers riding by. Who’s that important-looking man in the middle, bandaged and looking angry?

Image of a lead miner engraved in stone. He carries a pick and a box or bag.
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coniūrātiō

An assassination attempt leads to conspiracy theories. It's not just life down the mines that's tough, cruel and deadly...

Image of Bregan's face and shoulders. He has dark hair and a beard.
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Bregāns I

Salvius is on his way home and wants to inspect his household.

Mosaic image of a barking dog with red collar.
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Bregāns II

Salvius is here at last, and in no mood to chat.

Roman bronze model of a man ploughing with a yoke of oxen.
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fundus Britannicus

The British family are lumbered with showing Salvius and Vitellianus their farm and are interrogated and insulted for their trouble.

A metal helmet with two horns and decorative scrollwork.
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Practising the Language

Epona et Alātor

A sister urges her younger brother not to act recklessly.

Language activities

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Characters

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Infinite varieties 1

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Willing and able

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Who wants to...?

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Farm and mine

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Which person?