Quote Originally Posted by Kraxis
The conquest of Britannia wasn't made because of economic grounds. Britannia was not worth it really, ...
Yes, this was a prestige-building exercise undertaken by Claudius just two years into his rule.

Quote Originally Posted by Kraxis
And it wasn't conquered by two legions but four.
Kraxis is correct here, I misread my source.

Quote Originally Posted by Kraxis
They were the wars that made Rome rich... filthy rich in fact.
For instance, the tax on Roman citizens' property (the tributum), had historically provided most of the Roman state's revenues. Upon the conquest of Macedonia in 147 BC, it was abolished and never reimposed.