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2. Roman Britain
(lecture worksheet 2015)
Important dates:
BC: 55, 54; AD: 43, 47, 60 (or 61), 121 (or122), 140s, 367, 410
Names & Places:
G. I. Caesar, Claudius, Boudicca, Hadrian, Antonine, G. I.
Agricola, Trinovantes, Iceni, Catuvellauni, Picts, Scots, Aattacoti,
Richborough, Colchester, the River Humber, the River Severn, Firth of
Forth, Firth of Clyde, Barbarians, Hadrian’s Wall
Brittania, Verulanium (now St. Albans), Wroxeter, Gloucester,
Leicester, Chester, Sulis Minerva, Mithras
Vocabulary:
campaign, to launch a conquest, to put up resistance, rebellion (revolt),
prestige, punitive, natural resources, to receive surrender, to accept
friendship, to impose annual tribute (or tax), client kingdom, to
withdraw an army
romanization, coloniae, municipia, civitas, villa, legion, governor,
commander-in-chief, procurator, to collect taxes, Christianity, to
worship gods and goddesses, temple
Test questions:
1. Give a description of Celtic Britain before the invasions of the Romans. (Celtic settlements,
references in Greek and Roman sources, tribal life, Celtic art, religious beliefs.)
2. Describe the military campaigns which led to the Roman conquest of Britain and explain how the
province was administered and defended throughout the Roman occupation (Campaigns of Caesar,
Claudius, conquest of the north, ruling Britannia).
3. Describe the Roman lifestyle and culture of the Romanised Celts living in towns and in the
countryside (Include types of town, administration, language, religion, architecture, economy,
infrastructure, etc.)
4. What do you know about Hadrian’s Wall? (Include description of its architectural components,
wall’s military functions, manning the wall and living in its vicinity.)