Julius Caesar wrote in around 55 BC, “The Britons have a huge number of cattle, they use gold coins or iron bars as their money, and produce tin and iron.” So Caesar and his army invaded Britain because Rome wanted to get its hand on British resources to become richer.
The Romans came from the south and led by Claudius, they arrived in AD43 in Kent.
In the next year, they battled inland and got to London and founded Londinium.
What the Romans left in Britain:
- their brick and stone buildings with central heating,
- sewage systems,
- paved, straight roads,
- public baths,
- villas,
- temples,
- walls around towns,
- reading and writing (Latin words),
- Christianity,
- rabbits,
- coins.
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- Roman Britain timeline 01
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- Roman Britain timeline 02
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- Roman town
GREAT BRITANNIA 