OTL, Julius Ceasar was a semi-obscure governor and general, who conquered most of gaul' major areas, and all of Britainia. He was extremely popular with his men and Rome as a whole, but he never was able to go for a second consulship, as he was killed in an expedition to Caeledonia.
Britannia Major and Hibernia, while not the most economically vital centers of Roman history would go on to provide some of the fiercest soldiers to the empire, and become heavily urbanized. This is why British is closer to Latin than most other languages in Romantic Europe, witch exception to italian of course.
This urbanization meant the celtic and Romano-British were able to repel a lot of invasions targeting them over the centuries as the Empire fell.
But what if Ceasar never conquered Britain? I imagine it would fall eventually, it was raiding rome pretty bad after Gaul was conquered. But if it's not a general's passion project, I doubt it takes the priority to develop of otl, especially with Pompey's ambitions. Speaking of Pompey, would Ceasar have the popularity with his men to oppose Pompey, or would he still become Dictator?
Britannia Major and Hibernia, while not the most economically vital centers of Roman history would go on to provide some of the fiercest soldiers to the empire, and become heavily urbanized. This is why British is closer to Latin than most other languages in Romantic Europe, witch exception to italian of course.
This urbanization meant the celtic and Romano-British were able to repel a lot of invasions targeting them over the centuries as the Empire fell.
But what if Ceasar never conquered Britain? I imagine it would fall eventually, it was raiding rome pretty bad after Gaul was conquered. But if it's not a general's passion project, I doubt it takes the priority to develop of otl, especially with Pompey's ambitions. Speaking of Pompey, would Ceasar have the popularity with his men to oppose Pompey, or would he still become Dictator?
