Written in a fast-paced and attractive way, «Roma invicta est» takes us back to the last years of the Roman Empire, rigorously describing the events that favored the invasion of Hispania by the Goth peoples and, later, the fall of Rome. Meanwhile, the irruption of an old druid named Lughdyr and, especially, of Alana, an enigmatic and beautiful Suevian, will mark the destiny of Salvio Adriano wrapping his life in a halo of magic and mystery. Salvio Adriano, accompanied by his friends Sextilius Arcadius and Lucius Calerus, will discover the meaning of friendship, loyalty and honor in a turbulent time impregnated with the infamy of corruption, greed and betrayal. Guided by Salvio Adriano, a young recruit from Tarraco who became an involuntary protagonist in the transcendental battle, the reader will witness the ruthless decay that devastates an Empire that is dying but refuses to succumb to the constant barbarian onslaughts. Two formidable armies fight in those lands, and also two ways of understanding civilization, culture and religion: the world of light represented by Rome, against the world of darkness and the unknown, Attila’s world. In 451 AD Rome is harassed by dozens of barbarian tribes and threatened by the hosts of Attila, «God’s scourge.» The Roman general Aetius, allied with the Visigoths and other foederati, confront the King of the Huns on an immense plain in the North of Gaul. Holding of land in Kent by gavelkind, rather than the feudal-Norman laws of primogeniture, lasted until the early 20th century suggesting that the people of the county did indeed acquire some concessions from the Conqueror.«It is during the most dramatic moments when the courage of an Empire reemerges» Its origin has also been said to have been because Dover was not besieged or defeated on William's march through Kent, but instead agreed to a conditional surrender to him, on its own terms, and was therefore not conquered by him. Their request was granted and from that day the motto of kent has been INVICTA meaning Unconquered." They offered peace if he would grant their ancient rights and liberties otherwise war and that most deadly. The monument states that "Near this spot by ancient tradition the men of Kent and Kentish men carrying boughs on their shoulders and swords in their hands met the invader William Duke of Normandy. It is now located in the church yard of Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Church in Swanscombe where the picture (right) was taken. The monument was moved in the early 1960s due to the construction of the A2 dual carriageway.
As the people of Kent felt that they had chased William away, they adopted "Invicta" as a county motto.Ī different version of the legend above is depicted on a monument at Swanscombe in Kent where legend states this meeting took place on the Old Roman Road to London (Watling Street). Scared, William and his army took flight and took a different route to London. While passing through Kent, the local people picked up branches and marched at William's men. Legend has it that, while marching from the battle site at Hastings, William marched on to London on his way to the (then) capital Winchester. As the official motto, it appears on the coat of arms of Kent County Council.
This symbolic statement was later printed on to gold coins, to help boost the morale of the failing Empire.įor Kent, It dates back to the invasion of England by William The Conqueror. It was an inspirational motto used until the Fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. Roma Invicta is a Latin phrase, meaning "Unconquered Rome", inscribed on the Statue of Rome.
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