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Consularium primus Aulus Plautius praepositus ac subinde Ostorius Scapula, uterque bello egregius: redactaque paulatim in formam provinciae proxima pars Britanniae, addita insuper veteranorum colonia. Quaedam civitates Cogidumno regi (Cogidumno regi: Cogidumnus or Cogidubnus was king in West Sussex and a staunch client of Rome.) donatae (is ad nostram usque memoriam fidissimus mansit), vetere ac iam pridem recepta populi Romani consuetudine, (vetere… consuetudine: probably abl. of respect, although instrument, cause, or manner cannot be excluded. Not all uses of the ablative can be neatly classified; cf. also A.G. 418 and G. 397.) ut haberet instrumenta servitutis et reges. (et reges: et is for etiam, ‘even kings’) Mox Didius Gallus parta a prioribus (parta a prioribus: ‘the acquisitions from the prior holders of his office’) continuit, paucis admodum castellis in ulteriora promotis, per quae fama aucti officii quaereretur. (per quae fama aucti officii quaereretur: ‘through which the renown of increased official service might be obtained’; quae refers to castellis.) Didium Veranius excepit, isque intra annum extinctus est. Suetonius hinc (hinc: ‘from this point’) Paulinus biennio prosperas res habuit, subactis nationibus firmatisque praesidiis; quorum fiducia (quorum fiducia: the antecedent of quorum is prosperas res, ‘on the strength of his successes’) Monam insulam (Monam insulam: Anglesey in the Irish Sea, off the NW tip of Wales) ut vires rebellibus ministrantem (ut vires rebellibus ministrantem: ‘as supplying reinforcements to the rebels’) adgressus terga occasioni (occasioni: ‘to the favorable opportunity [for an attack]’) patefecit.