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In 55 B.C. a famous Roman General, Julius
Caesar, decided to invade Britain because:
He was angry with the British people
for helping the Gauls (the French) fight
the Romans.
He thought it would make him look
good back in Rome (no-one from Rome
had travelled here before!).
He had heard that there was great
treasure in Britain and he wanted to find
it for himself.
Julius Caesar tried to invade Britain twice, in 55 B.C.
and 54 B.C., and his army did defeat the tribes that were
waiting for him. Unfortunately, on both occasions, his
boats were destroyed by storms and he went home.
The Romans did not return to Britain for 90 years.
In 43 A.D. (43 years after
Jesus was born) Emperor
Claudius decided to invade
Britain again.
He sent 40,000 troops, who
gradually conquered most of
the country. The troops were
terrified of going to Britain
because they had heard about
the tribes who lived there.
Emperor Claudius even brought
elephants over to Britain to scare the
people.
The Britons had never seen such amazing and
unusual creatures!
When Romans had
conquered most of
Britain, the country
became peaceful.
While the Romans were in
Britain they changed a great
many things for the better: they
built roads and proper towns.
They were quite sensible rulers.
Presentation by Bev Evans, 2008
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