Roman Britain. 1) Roman Britain 2) Julius Caesar, Queen Boudicca, Claudius 3) Bath and Aquae Sulis,...

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 BC- 15 March 44 BC

Queen Boudicca

• 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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