The Roman Conquest Of Britain

In the first century A.D. the Romans who ruled all of the civilized world conquered Britain.

One of the last countries to be conquered by Rome was France, or Gaul.

In the 55 B.C. the Roman army of 10,000 men crossed the Channel and invaded Britain.

Although Julius Caesar came to Britain twice in the course of two years, he was not able to conquer it.

The civilized Romans were city dwellers and they began to build towns, splendid villages.

The Roman towns were military stations surrounded by walls for defence which were guarded by the Roman warriors.

Among the Celts inequality began to grow- the tribal chiefs and nobility became richer.

In the 3rd- 4th centuries the power of the Roman Empire gradually weakened.