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When Hadrian reached Britain on his famous tour of the Roman provinces around 120, he directed an extensive defensive wall, known as Hadrian's Wall to be built from the Tyne to the Solway Firth, which became the northern frontier of the province.
In the fourth century, Britain was also subjected to increasing outside attacks, the Saxons from the east, and the Irish from the west.
During their occupation of Britain, the Romans built an extensive network of roads many of which are still in use today.
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 Roman Britain - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Roman Britain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Milecastles are the forts that the Romans erected at intervals along the wall.
The Romans were quick to exploit the natural mineral resources of Britain, such as lead from the Mendips and Derbyshire, and even gold from Dolaucothi in southwest Wales.
During the 4th century Britain was raided by the Saxons, Picts, and Scots.
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 Roman Britain Encyclopedia @ HigherPower.org (Higher Power)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
But the first direct Roman contact came when the Roman general and future dictator, Gaius Julius Caesar, endowed with a proconsular imperium for all of Gaul in the first century BC, briefly invaded Britain (in the year 55 BC and again in 54 BC) as an offshoot of his campaigns in Belgium and Gaul.
In 61, while governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus was campaigning in Wales, the south-east rose in revolt under Boudica, queen of the Iceni, provoked by the seizure of the tribe's lands and the brutal treatment of the queen and her daughters.
In Britain, a governor's role was primarily military but numerous other tasks were also his responsibility such as maintaining diplomatic relations with local client kings, building roads, ensuring the public courier system functioned, supervising the civitates and acting as a judge in important legal cases.
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 Roman Britain: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Britannia inferior (lower britain) was one of the regions of roman britain created in the early third century ad by the roman emperor septimus severus....
Flavia caesariensis was one of the provinces of roman britain....
Constantius ii, roman emperor (7 august, 317 - 3 november, 361, reigned 337 - 361), was the middle of the three sons of constantine i...
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This marked the high tide mark of Roman territory in Britain; shortly after his victory, Agricola was recalled from Britain back to Rome, and the Romans retired to a more defensible line along the
With limited options to despatch re-inforcements, the Romans moved their troops south and this rebellion was suppressed by governor
however were all exploited by the Romans in Britain along with more everyday commodities such as hunting dogs, animal skins, timber, wool, corn and slaves.
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