ans ▁suppress ed ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wat ling ▁Street . ▁They ▁went ▁on ▁eventually ▁to ▁push ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁central ▁C aled onia ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁M ons ▁Gra up ius . ▁Even ▁after ▁Had rian ' s ▁Wall ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁border , ▁tribes ▁in ▁Scotland ▁and ▁northern ▁England ▁repeatedly ▁re bel led ▁against ▁Roman ▁rule ▁and ▁for ts ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁maintained ▁across ▁northern ▁Britain ▁to ▁protect ▁against ▁these ▁attacks . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In ▁common ▁with ▁other ▁regions ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire , ▁Britain ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁diplom atic ▁and ▁trad ing ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁in ▁the ▁century ▁since ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ' s ▁exped itions ▁in ▁ 5 5 ▁and ▁ 5 4   BC , ▁and ▁Roman ▁economic ▁and ▁cultural ▁influence ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁late ▁pre - R oman ▁Iron ▁Age , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 5 5   BC ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 0 s   AD , ▁the ▁status ▁qu o ▁of ▁t ribute , ▁host ages , ▁and ▁client ▁states ▁without ▁direct ▁military ▁occupation , ▁begun ▁by ▁Ca esar ' s ▁invas ions ▁of ▁Britain , ▁largely ▁remained ▁int act . ▁August us ▁prepared ▁invas ions ▁in ▁ 3 4   BC , ▁ 2 7   BC ▁and ▁ 2 5   BC . ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁third ▁were ▁called ▁off ▁due ▁to ▁revol ts ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁emp ire , ▁the ▁second ▁because