Roman Britain

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Roman Britain

• A presentation by
• Eleriin Müüripeal
• 2012

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Julius Caesar

• 100 BC-44 BC
• Roman general and statesman
• Gaul and Britain
• Assasination
• Calendar

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Claudius

• 10 BC-54 AD
• Invasion to Britain in 43 AD
• Reasons
• Celts remained free
• Heavy taxes

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Queen Boudicca

• Queen of the Iceni tribe
• Led a revolt against the Romans in 61 AD
• Poisoned herself
• Results of the revolt

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Hadrians Wall
The remains of the Hadrians Wall

• Built by the Roman emperor Hadrian since 122 AD
  to keep Britain safe from the hostile Picts

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Bath and Aquae Sulis
The Great Bath (at floor level)
Bath or Aquae Sulis City

• Dedicated to Sulis Minerva
• Built around natural hot springs

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Sources

• http//www.romanobritain.org/6-history/his_roman_i
  nvasion.htm.UGCEza4SzAk
• http//www.angelfire.com/wi/THECELTS/page4.html
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
• http//www.bluffton.edu/sullivanm/bathbaths/bathb
  aths.html
• http//losangelespublicrelations.com/tag/aquae-sul
  is-city/
• http//ancienthistory.about.com/cs/rome/a/aa060600
  a.htm