Celts (Roman Britain)

Question 1

What role is in charge of Roman Britain?

Answer 1

The Governer

Question 2

What are the responsibilities of the Governor?

Answer 2

To keep the peace, build and maintain forts and roads, civil administration and recruiting locals into the army.

Question 3

What do the Romans call non citizens who live under local Celtic law.

Answer 3

Peregrini

Question 4

Which role is assigned to collecting taxes from Roman Britain to present to the Emperor.

Answer 4

The Procurator

Question 5

What kind of Taxes are assigned to the Celts?

Answer 5

Land Tax (yield of Crops and Animals)
Death Tax (
Income Tax
Customs Tax
Annona Tax

Question 6

Where are the Headquaters of Finacial Administration in Romam Britain based in?

Answer 6

Londinium (London)

Question 7

How would the Procurator use Tax revenue?

Answer 7

He would supply and pay the army and officials that are working in Britain.

Question 8

What was one of the factors that contributed to Boudicca’s rebellion?

Answer 8

Corruption of Roman Tax Collectors

Question 9

What’s the title for a self governing town?

Answer 9

Municipium

Question 10

What are Colonists?

Answer 10

Colonists are soldiers that were granted land when they finished their time in the Army?

Question 11

What are Colonies?

Answer 11

Colonies are generally reserves of solders, which were an important feature of Romanisation.

Question 12

What is the 3rd type of town in Roman Britain?

Answer 12

Civitate Peregrinate, Celtic communities that had made peace with Rome.

Question 13

What is the council that is a representation of Celtic interests to Rome?

Answer 13

Conilium Provinciae

Question 14

When did Julius Caesar made his first expedition to Britain?

Answer 14

55BC

Question 15

When did Juilius Caesar’s 2nd expedition into Britain take place?

Answer 15

54BC

Question 16

In Julius Caesar’s 2nd Expedition, which tribe was fiercely opposed to Caesar?

Answer 16

Atrebates

Question 17

In Julius Caesar’s 2nd Expedition, which tribe was more friendly to Caesar?

Answer 17

Trinovantes

Question 18

Who did Rome acknowledged in 5AD?

Answer 18

Cymbeline, King of the Catucellauni, as King of Britain.

Question 19

In 40AD, who wanted to invade Britain, but failed?

Answer 19

Caligula

Question 20

Who invaded and successfully captured the capital, Camulodunum?

Answer 20

Claudius

Question 21

Which governor successfully expanded the Brittaina province northward and made treaties with the Iceni and the Brigantes?

Answer 21

Zulus Plautius

Question 22

Which tribe tried to resist the Romans from 43BC to 47BC?

Answer 22

The Catuvellauni

Question 23

Who was the king of the Catuvellauni?

Answer 23

Caractacus

Question 24

When did the Romans defeated the Catuvellauni?

Answer 24

51AD

Question 25

Whom was taken by the Romans to Rome?

Answer 25

Caractacus

Question 26

How many years did the Romans take to conquer the Midlands? (Whales)

Answer 26

52BC to 60BC

Question 27

What famous event take place during 60AD to 61AD?

Answer 27

Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, led a revolt against the Romans, but failed and had to take her life.

Question 28

What happened during 71AD to 78AD?

Answer 28

The Brigantes, Silures and Ordovices were defeated and Wales were finally subdued.

Question 29

During 78BC to 84BC, how was Romanisation intensified in Britain?

Answer 29

The Roman Governer, Julius Agricola built forts and roads in Scotland to establish a border between the Roman Civilians and the Picts.

Question 30

When did the Northern tribes drive the Romans out of the highlands and lowlands?

Answer 30

87AD to 105AD

Question 31

What was the purpose of Hadrian's Wall being built in 122AD?

Answer 31

Hadrian's Wall was built to keep Scottish tribes out out of the Roman Colony.

Question 32

What Wall was built when the Romans re-occupied Southern Scotland?

Answer 32

The Antonine Wall

Question 33

When did the Romans abandoned the Antonine Wall to strengthen Hadrian's Wall?

Answer 33

163BC

Question 34

What are the two provinces that were devised in Britain in 202BC?

Answer 34

Britannia Superior and Britannia Inferior

Question 35

How did long did a period of peace last in Britain?

Answer 35

217AD to 270AD

Question 36

Who'd separated Britain into 4 provinces?

Answer 36

Emperor Diocletian

Question 37

Who became Emperor and heralded in a period of peace and prosperity for Britain?

Answer 37

217BC to 270BC

Question 38

In the 360'sAD who tried to overrun the Romans, but were repulsed?

Answer 38

The Picts and Scots

Question 39

When did the Romans withdraw out of Britain to defend Rome?

Answer 39

401AD to 407AD

Question 40

When did the Picts, Scots and Saxons attack Britain?

Answer 40

408AD

Question 41

When did the Britons try to send an appeal to Rome for help?

Answer 41

410AD

Question 42

When was the period of transition between the Romans to the Saxons on the leadership of what was now called England?

Answer 42

420AD to 446AD

Question 43

With Celtic Culture disappearing once the Saxons took over, where did Celtic Culture managed to survive to the modern age?

Answer 43

Small areas in Scotland, Wales and Ireland.