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domingo, 28 de octubre de 2012

Roman Britain

After the conquest of Gaul, Julius Caesar set his sights on England. He commanded an army in 54 B.C. and conquered part of suereste.

However up to 43 did not reduce to Britain a Roman province. It was easy to reach the center and southeast of the island, but in the north and west reigned Boudica, not made ​​things easy to Rome, razing Londinium (London). However, it was defeated.

Between 78 and 85 Roma progressed quite yet Emperor Hadrian built Hadrian's Wall as the boundary between northern peoples and Rome.

The people of Britain had little involvement in the political life of Rome. On the other side, or producing wheat and minerals offering its mines covering the enormous costs associated with the occupation. There was a notable Romanization in Britain to consider, especially in the cities, but it never became as Hispania and Gaul

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