At what point in time could Britain have defeated the Roman invasion?

[CountDeMoney]

    What's the earliest point the island of Britain, if thrown backward in time to the day of the invasion, could successful defeat the Roman invasion?

Oh wait, it was a trick question. The answer is 55 BC.

Only if the University of Miami Hurricanes were aged, and still waiting for Montgomery to take Caen.

[Valmy]

Only if they had allied with the giant ants of Brest-Litovsk.

[grumbler]

Only if they had allied with the giant ants of Brest-Litovsk.

Would the ancient Britons have gotten torpedo-boat technology from the Inca?

[11B4V]

The Royal Navy of 1815 could have defeated the Roman invasion force.

Yes, had Operation Sea Lion been attempted, Horatio Nelson and the RN would have isolated the invading Romans.

[The Brain]

Which side gets the dino cavalry?

[jimmy olsen]

    What's the earliest point the island of Britain, if thrown backward in time to the day of the invasion, could successful defeat the Roman invasion?

Oh wait, it was a trick question. The answer is 55 BC.

Caesar didn't intend to conquer the island, so no it isn't.

You didn't say anything about intentions, so yes it is.

He successfully completed his objective of restoring an allied tribe to power and left.

He had far fewer men in his expedition than in the 43AD invasion.

It was a different force with different objectives, it's comparing apples to oranges.

[Jacob]

It was a different force with different objectives, it's comparing apples to oranges.

Which is perfectly fine when the premise of the question is to compare apples to underwear.

[HVC]

It was a different force with different objectives, it's comparing apples to oranges.

Which is perfectly fine when the premise of the question is to compare apples to underwear.

he's like a kid crying that people aren't following the rules of his made up game

[CountDeMoney]

he's like a kid crying that people aren't following the rules of his made up game

He would've made an awful Dungeon Master.  Ed would've punched him straight through the DM screen.

[Ed Anger]

 

[DGuller]

I think by the time Brits had bolt action rifles, they could've repelled the invasion, assuming that Romans didn't develop technologically past what they achieved historically.

[CountDeMoney]

It's obvious the Zulus didn't possess enough Incan torpedo boats at Roark's Drift, either.

[jimmy olsen]

It was a different force with different objectives, it's comparing apples to oranges.

Which is perfectly fine when the premise of the question is to compare apples to underwear.

he's like a kid crying that people aren't following the rules of his made up game

All games are made up, so I'm not sure what your point is?

[Maladict]

    What's the earliest point the island of Britain, if thrown backward in time to the day of the invasion, could successful defeat the Roman invasion?

Oh wait, it was a trick question. The answer is 55 BC.

Caesar didn't intend to conquer the island, so no it isn't.

You didn't say anything about intentions, so yes it is.

He successfully completed his objective of restoring an allied tribe to power and left.

He had far fewer men in his expedition than in the 43AD invasion.

It was a different force with different objectives, it's comparing apples to oranges.

That's not the point. Your question is "What's the earliest point the island of Britain (...) could successful defeat the Roman invasion". The only possible answer is the date of the first Roman invasion, hence 55 BC.

[jimmy olsen]

I said the Roman invasion and specified a date and the forces involved.

I didn't say a Roman invasion and leave it up in the air as to which Roman invasion I was talking about.