Transcript Roman+Britain

Roman Britain
• 1) Roman Britain
• 2) Julius Caesar, Queen Boudicca,
Claudius
• 3) Bath and Aquae Sulis,
Hadrian Wall
Roman Britain
• Great Britain was controlled by the Roman
Empire between 43 AD and 410 BC
• Caesar’s invasion in 55 and 54 BC was
successful but inconclusive
• In 43 AD Claudius landed on the shores of
England with his troops of 40,000 men
Roman Britain
• Roman society was slave society, but free
Celts weren’t turned into slaves
• They had to pay heavy taxes
• Romans gave to Britain roads, agriculture,
big cities, culture, architecture, industry,
law and language.
Julius Caesar
• Born on 12 or 13 July 100 BC in Rome
• Started the conquest of Gaul
• Reigned as dictator from October 49 BC15 March 44 BC
Queen Boudicca
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Queen Boudicca- queen of the Iceni tribe
She led a revolt against the Roman rule
Rebellion was put down
Boudicca poisoned herself
Claudius
• Was born on 1 August 10 BC in Gaul
• He was the fourth Roman Emperor
• Started the conquest of Britain
Bath and Aquae Sulis
• A complex that was made for public
bathing
• Was built by Celts at the site of a hot
springs
• Was dedicated to goddess Sulis, for
Romans Minerva.
Hadrians Wall
• Was bulit by emperor Hadrain in 122 AD
• Made of stone and turffortification
• Was bulit to save Roman Britain from
raiding Picts
• A big amount of the wall still exists,
especially the mid-part
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