Roman britain

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The first Roman invasion of Britain was launched by the great republican general Julius Caesar in 55 BC. Caesar was leading the Roman armies in Gaul

A FASCINATING map reveals the ancient Roman roads Britons still use every day. The 2,000-year-old highways include key routes around London, Manchester, Cardiff and Bath. The map shows some of the …

Unique among the territories of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, Britain succeeded in holding back and even reversing the tide of Germanic conquest for nearly two centuries. This was an…

Caerleon Roman Amphitheater, near Newport, Wales Famed in the Middle Ages as ‘King Arthur’s Round Table,’ the amphitheatre at Caerleon was built to serve the Roman legionary fortress of Isca around...

There are dozens of Roman Ruins in Britain and they are dotted around the entire country. These are 19 of the most intriguing Roman Ruins to visit.

Hasselblad 500 C/M, 80mm Planar, Velvia 50

The map of the UK's Roman roads, towns and cities, was created by Mr Sasha Trubetskoy, a student studying statistics at the University of Chicago.

Julius Caesar and Roman Britain