Roman History

[devayaani]

Thanks for the answer in advance.
QUESTION:
Which elusive bandit teased the Roman ruler winning war in Britain?
The ruler is either Galba or Caracalla or Valentininan III while winning war in Britain?
Thanlks

[DJHawkes]

Attila the Hun?

[DJHawkes]

no i don't think he ever visited Britain, well, not on a work permit anyway.

[atalanta]

You will probably have to read Tacitus, Histories, book 1.

[shoota]

Caratacus/Caractacus poss?

[heathfield]

My vote is for Caratacus too...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caratacus

[jno]

who did Caratacus tease, exactly?

[heathfield]

The emperor Claudius, the Roman governor of Britain, Aulus Plautius, his successor, Publius Ostorius Scapula, and, I've no doubt, a large number of Roman legionaires who would be 'somewhat displeased' at having to yomp all over England trying to catch him.

[jno]

that's defining "tease" rather widely, isn't it? To mean "elude"? Could be correct, though.

[heathfield]

Well, Jno, just check out these synonyms for 'tease'...

http://thesaurus.com/browse/tease

[Peter Pedant]

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The answer is a bandit and you have given three Emperors.

The teasing was which ever fella said of the Pax Romana- you create a desert and call it peace

which is Caractercus - but I thought he was a Scot.

Galba does have a claim to fame - one of the ones in the year of the three emperors AD 69 - the others being Otho and Vespasian- and didnt like women. [ and also had gout ]

[jno]

it was Calgacus who (allegedly) said that, Peter. A Caledonian indeed.