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Beter Bandelson
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The conquest of Britain reaches its theatrical climax as Claudius personally arrives at the Thames with a herd of war elephants for the final march on Colchester — cue an improvised comedy soundscape from the hosts. Eleven British tribes surrender; Colchester (Camulodunum) becomes Rome's first British capital; Claudius is awarded the title Britannicus. [1] — Fin Taylor "The word 'Philistine' — meaning an uncultured, anti-intellectual person — traces directly back to the Biblical enemies of Israel. It entere…" 22:00 Then the episode pivots sharply: the death of the King of Judea prompts a map consultation that leads Horatio to notice that in ancient maps, the Kingdom of Israel doesn't include Jerusalem or Judea or the Philistine territories. This sparks a surprisingly substantive discussion about how 'Philistine' — biblical enemies of Israel — became both the etymological root of 'Palestine' and a 17th-century German slang word for an uncultured person that entered English. Fin declares himself 'pro-Philistine' and threatens to bomb the National Gallery.
The Romans were genuinely terrified of ancient Britons — not because of their military prowess but because they wore trousers (unprecedented to Romans in skirts), had blue tattoos, and bleached their hair blond. Trousers, it turns out, date back to at least 600 BC.
Ancient Britons were already wearing trousers by at least 600 BC, which shocked the Romans who wore skirts and considered trousers barbaric.
Eleven British tribes surrendered to Claudius, and Colchester (Camulodunum) became the first Roman capital in Britain.
