Editing Caratacus (section)

===Captive in Rome===
After his capture, Caratacus was sent to Rome as a war prize, presumably to be killed after a [[Roman triumph|triumphal parade]]. Although a captive, he was allowed to address the [[Roman Senate]]. Tacitus records a version of his speech in which he says that his stubborn resistance made Rome's glory in defeating him all the greater:
[[Image:Caractacus-Claudius-Birrell-Fuseli.jpeg|thumb|Andrew Birrell (after [[Henry Fuseli]]), ''Caractacus at the Tribunal of Claudius at Rome'' (1792)|319x319px]]
{{blockquote|If the degree of my nobility and fortune had been matched by moderation in success, I would have come to this City as a friend rather than a captive, nor would you have disdained to receive with a treaty of peace one sprung from brilliant ancestors and commanding a great many nations. But my present lot, disfiguring as it is for me, is magnificent for you. I had horses, men, arms, and wealth: what wonder if I was unwilling to lose them? If you wish to command everyone, does it really follow that everyone should accept your slavery? If I were now being handed over as one who had surrendered immediately, neither my fortune nor your glory would have achieved brilliance. It is also true that in my case any reprisal will be followed by oblivion. On the other hand, if you preserve me safe and sound, I shall be an eternal example of your clemency.<ref>Tacitus, ''The Annals'', translated by A. J. Woodman, 2004; see also [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Tac.+Ann.+12.37 Church & Brodribb's translation]</ref>}}

He made such an impression that he was pardoned and allowed to live in peace in Rome. After his liberation, according to Dio Cassius, Caratacus was so impressed by the city of Rome that he said "And can you, then, who have got such possessions and so many of them, still covet our poor huts?"<ref>Dio Cassius, ''Roman History'', [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/61*.html#33.3c Epitome of Book LXI, 33:3c]</ref>