Caratacus Paraded in a Roman Triumph

Zachary Kay
by John Linnell the Younger
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Caractacus Led in Triumph Through Rome, lithographic print by John Linnell the Younger after the cartoon by George Frederick Watts, 1847.

Caratacus (or Caractacus) was a Briton chieftain who made war against the invading legions of the Roman emperor Claudius. A betrayal by a neighbouring tribe led to his ultimate capture, and he was brought to the capital to be paraded in Rome's ritual procession, the triumph. A defiant speech in the presence of the emperor won Caratacus and his family clemency, and the chieftain was permitted to live out his days freely in the heart of the empire that had conquered his home.

British Museum, London.

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Younger, J. L. t. (2026, April 17). Caratacus Paraded in a Roman Triumph. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21748/caratacus-paraded-in-a-roman-triumph/

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Younger, John Linnell the. "Caratacus Paraded in a Roman Triumph." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Apr 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21748/caratacus-paraded-in-a-roman-triumph/.

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