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Date of the Romans

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43 to 410 ac

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First exploration in Britain

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Julius Caesar explored it around 50BC without conquering it

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Contact of the Celts and Romans before the invasion

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They had a contact through commerce with Roman provinces, specially Gallia

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Military conquest to the island

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43 bc led by the Emperor Claudius

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What happened to Britania after the Roman conquest?

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It was incorporated as another province of the Empire

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70 AC

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Uprising of Boadiccea, an attempt of the Britonsto resist the invasion

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Where did the Romans settle?

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In the lowlands

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122 AC

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Emperor Hadrian ordered to build a huge wall that served as a morthernmost military frontier to the Empire

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What happened to Druidism?

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The Romans eliminated Druidism as they believed it was a form of resistance to the Roman dominon

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Roman Legion

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Military unit that expressed the sense of order and discipline that characterized the Roman civilization, and was the key to the Roman Conquest

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Castra

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Military camps were the legions were located.

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How did Castra evolve?

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The term turned into -chester

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Importance of Castras

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They were the origin of many cities

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Londinium

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London

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Eboracum

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York

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Venta Belgarum

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Winchester

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Hibernia

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Ireland

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Aquae Sulis

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Bath

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Lindum

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Lincoln

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Cantiacorum

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Canterburry

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Caledonia

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Scotland

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Significance of Roman cities

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They were the best illustration of the superiority of the Roman way of life

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Amenities that the Roman cities offered

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Gymnasium, forum, market places, basilikon, theatres, brick and marble houses, public baths, stone streets

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What did the Britons adopt from the Romans?

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Their administrative bureaucracy and trading activities carried out in the cities

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Roman Villas

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Country houses of the rich Britons.

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Characteristic of the Roman Villas

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They had central heating system, mosaic floors, and luxurious gardens

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Importance of the toga and latin

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They became a mark of prestige

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What happened with the luxury of the Romans?

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It attracted the greed of the barbarians

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Stone roads

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Net that connected all the Roman cities

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Importance of stone roads

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The legions marched through them and commercial goods were traded there

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Why were the Romans nation builders and architects

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They built cities, roads, aqueducts, bridges, fortresses, etc.

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What was the most important legacy of the Romans according to Churchill

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The first notion of state

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What consecuence did the connection of Britain with Europe have?

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The contact with the mainstream Western civilization, a label that implies a conception of human life rooted in the traditions lf Greece, Rome, and Palestine

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Legacy of Greece

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Philosophy, politics, arts, and science

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Legacy of Rome

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The notions of law and state

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Legacy of Palestine

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Religious notions of monotheism and ethics

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Pax Romana

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System of security, order, and progress that the Roman dominion allowed everywhere

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Why didnt the Romans succeed at Romanizing Britain?

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Because it was a kind of superimposed structure without solid roots in the Britons society. It was one of the poorest provinces and the most distant one.

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410 AC

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Emperor Honorius called back the legions that were in Britain to help defence the heart of the Empire that was threatened by the barbarians.

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What happened after the Romans left?

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Roman Britannia collapsed

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