ABSTRACT
This chapter talks about the movements of Belgic people to Britain, began in the second century BC, and at first affected the coastal areas of eastern England, such as north and east Kent, Essex and the lower Thames valley. Two, in particular, are important for our present arguments which include Gallo-Belgic C and Gallo-Belgic E. The former appear to be related to the Gaulish Suessiones, whose ruler, Diviciacus, appears to have controlled tracts of land in both Britain and Gaul. Gallo-Belgic E coins have, by comparison, a much wider distribution over south-east Britain, and, despite the fact that it is difficult to ascribe them to a particular tribal movement or ruler they are normally dated to the period just preceding Caesar's first expedition in 55. Moreover, the political excuse now existed for an action which had been contemplated on several occasions ever since Julius Caesar had departed from Britain.
