Juli Cèsar degué suposar que només li calia desembarcar les legions en bloc i els britans, esporuguits davant aquell espectacle de cascos lluents i estendards amb àguiles, farien cua per rendir-se.
Julius Caesar must have supposed that all he had to do was land his legions in force and the Britons, cowed by the spectacle of the glittering helmets and eagle standards, would simply queue up to surrender.