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This paper focuses on the Emperor Claudius contribution to the Romanisation of western provinces, focusing mainly on Gaul and Britain. The main methods he used to do this are discussed, including extension of citizenship, the use of Imperial cult, the presence of the Roman army, and conquest. The paper also makes an assessment of Claudius' policy as emperor.

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"A fundamental aspect of Romanisation which underpinned most emperor's actions was their expansionist nature . With Claudius the most obvious indication of this is his conquest of Britain. However, the process of conquest and colonisation took off under Augustus 'the mere maintenance of order did not fulfil the ambition of the princeps or justify his mandate. There was hard work to be done in the provinces and on the frontiers.' Syme refers to the tendency of Augustus and subsequent Emperors to justify their rule by taking on new territory. There is much emphasis in the Res Gestae placed on the military successes of Augustus. Claudius too used this feature in conquering Britain, and in doing this 'he believed he had carved for himself a niche in the edifice of history.'"

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