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The Romans came to Britain 2000 years ago. The Roman Empire made its mark on Britain, and even today, the ruins of Roman buildings, forts, roads, and baths can be found all over Britain.
Britain (not Scotland) was part of the Roman Empire for almost 400 years! The Roamns divided England into four areas centred by the following towns London, Cirencester, York and Lincoln.
By the time the Roman armies left around 410 AD, they had established medical practice, a language of administration and law and had created great public buildings and roads.
Many English words are derived from the latin language of the Romans.
SOME VESTIGE OF THE ROMAN PERIOD
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| France : the Pont du Gard in Nîmes |
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| North of England : Hadrian's Wall |
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| Location of Hadrian's Wall |
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| England (Colchester in Essex) : Camulodunum is claimed to be the oldest town in Britain as recorded by the Romans |
Roman Houses and Villas
There was a significant difference between the south-eastern half of Britannia (the Roman name for Britain) and the north-western region. In the south-east Roman style country homes known as villas were established. In the north and west of Britain, few villas have been found.
Not all Romans lived in villas. The majority of people living in the country lived in houses in the style of the celtic houses. These houses were usually round and made of timber and thatched.
Did you know?
Only one percent of people in Roman Britain lived in villas.
How do we know what Roman houses were like?
A lot of building material has survived from the Roman period, but mainly for buildings constructed of stone and tile. There is little evidence of wattle and daub buildings, which are thought to have been used throughout the Roman period.
Roman houses, especially ones belonging to rich people, were so well built that the remains of villas and even towns have been found.
We can tell from these finds that:
- the Romans were good builders
- most people of Roman Britain lived in the countryside
- rich Romans living in the country, lived in villas and everyone else lived in huts.
- Some people lived in the towns
