Quintus Atrius was a

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military officer involved in Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain in 54 BC. He was left in charge of ten

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of infantry and 300 cavalry to guard the beach-head while Caesar began his march inland, but halted his commander's advance by sending him word that his ships had been damaged by a storm while riding at anchor off the shore.

References

* Julius Caesar, ''

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