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Roman Heritage
Roman invasion
 Julius Caesar first invaded Britain
in 55 B.C. and then again a
year later in
54 B.C, but he did not
stay long and soon
returned to Rome
 they landed at Walmer
near Deal in Kent
 Nearly one hundred years later
Emperor Claudius invaded Britain
in the summer of 43 A.D.
and now the Romans came
to stay until 410 A.D.
 This time they landed at Richborough on the east
coast of Kent with a well planned invasion of about
40,000 to 50,000 Roman soldiers
 After several battles the Romans finally
defeated the British tribes, as they
were no match for them
They were looking for land, slaves, and of
course iron, lead, zinc, copper,
silver and gold
Roman Provinces
Romans in Britain
 Within a year they had pushed west to a line from
Exeter to Lincoln, and by 60 AD
controlled most of Britain south of the Humber
 A revolt of the Iceni tribe under Queen Boudica
nearly managed to dislodge the Romans
 They pushed north, and built the network of
straight roads across the country
 As they pushed north into Scotland,
they decided
to build a
gigantic wall,
Hadrian's Wall,
to control the
frontier
 Around 300 AD the Roman Empire came
under sustained attack by the barbarian
hordes in central Europe and some troops
were withdrawn to help in that area
 It was until 410 AD that
the Roman Emperor
Constantine finally removed
the whole garrison
of Britain to defend the Rhine frontier from
attack
Roman history of Bath
 They started to build the first baths around
60 AD
 Building phase continued until 400 AD
 Place was called Aquae Sulis – hot springs
Other famous Roman buildings in
England:
 City Walls of York
 Some sections of the
walls date back to
Roman times.
Maiden Castle - Dorchester
 one of the most
important Roman sites
in England and the
largest hill fort in
Europe