1. Roman Heritage

2. 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

3. 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

4. After several battles the Romans finally defeated the British tribes, as they were no match for them

5. They were looking for land, slaves, and of course iron, lead, zinc, copper, silver and gold

6. Roman Provinces

7. 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

8. 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

10. 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300 AD the Roman Empire came under sustained attack by the barbarian hordes in central Europe and some troops were withdrawn to help in that area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

11. 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

12. Other famous Roman buildings in England:
City Walls of York
Some sections of the walls date back to Roman times.

13. Maiden Castle - Dorchester
one of the most important Roman sites in England and the largest hill fort in Europe