Roman Britain

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Roman Britain
How Did People Travel Around Roman Britain?

• In Roman times people travelling round Britain
  would either ride on horseback, drive carts
  pulled by oxen, or walk.
• All the roads they had to travel along would be
  straight. Winding roads may be interesting to
  walk along but it takes you a lot longer to get
  where you are going and bandits and robbers can
  be hiding around bends.
• Roman roads were carefully built to slope down
  from the middle to ditches on either side. This
  way the rain would drain away and not make the
  road too muddy.

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What Was The Rest Of Roman Britain Like?

• Near the borders of Roman Britain the country
  could still be quite wild. People who lived here
  were often farmers. These farmers lived in small
  villages of round wooden houses with thatched
  roofs, much as they had before the Romans
  arrived.
• Some wealthy Romans would also live near to
  towns, in villas.Villas were large farms with a
  luxurious house for the owners (the workers lived
  in ordinary houses made of wood). Villas would
  often have rooms with painted walls and mosaic
  floors, and even central heating. Most of the
  villas were only found in the South of England.

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What Happened to Roman Britain?

• By the 2nd century A.D. Roman Britain had become
  quite wealthy. As a result, it found itself under
  constant attack from a lot of tribes who lived
  outside the Roman borders. The Romans thought
  these people were not civilised and were
  barbarians.
• By the 5th century A.D. barbarian tribes were
  also attacking other countries in the Roman
  Empire. Emperor Honorius was worried by these
  attacks, so he decided that the Roman Legions in
  Britain were needed to defend France and Italy.
• He sent a letter to the people of Britain telling
  them why all the soldiers had to leave. He also
  gave ordinary people permission to learn how to
  fight the Saxons, who were invading Britain. And
  so the Romans left.

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What Have The Romans Done For US?

• Amongst other things
• Sweet chestnut trees chickens miles, feet and
  inches Christianity, churches using designs like
  a Roman Basilica, reading and writing many words
  in English and Welsh have been borrowed from
  Latin (e.g. autumn, beautiful, continue,
  different) archaeological sites objects and
  buildings wine sewers and many many more. Now
  its your turn!

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What Have The Romans Done For US?

• You will have two periods to research, in groups,
  and complete a task and you will present it on
  the third period. You may choose from
• PowerPoint
• Illustrated chart (spider form?).
• Short video.
• Monty Pythons sketch.
• Essays.
• Song/Epic Poem.