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title: Caratacus Paraded in a Roman Triumph
author: John Linnell the Younger
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21748/caratacus-paraded-in-a-roman-triumph/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-04-17
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# Caratacus Paraded in a Roman Triumph

_Authored by John Linnell the Younger_

## Image File

[![Caratacus Paraded in a Roman Triumph](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21748.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21748.jpg)

## Image Caption

*[Caractacus](https://www.worldhistory.org/caratacus/) Led in [Triumph](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Triumph/) Through [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/)*, lithographic print by John Linnell the Younger after the cartoon by George Frederick Watts, 1847.

[Caratacus](https://www.worldhistory.org/caratacus/) (or Caractacus) was a [Briton](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ancient_Britain/) chieftain who made [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) against the invading legions of the [Roman emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) [Claudius](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) that had conquered his home.

British Museum, London.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
Younger, John Linnell the. "Caratacus Paraded in a Roman Triumph." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 17, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21748/caratacus-paraded-in-a-roman-triumph/>.
### MLA
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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