Презентация на тему "The roman invasion of britain"

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  The Roman Invasion of Britain

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  Caesar's invasion

  Invaded Gaul in 55 B.C. in order to secure it for the Roman Empire Defeated King Cassivellaunus Left after two summers Contacts between Britain and Rome grew

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  The Pretext

  Claudius decided to expand the Empire to the British Isles The pretext was Caratacus’ invasion of the Atrebates, whose king appealed to Rome for help At first Claudius’ troops refused to disembark from their boats They attacked near Richborough in modern Kent

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  The fight in the South

  Led by Vespasian, a future Emperor of Rome First real opposition from the Durotriges tribe in Dorset Roman military camp built near the hill fort of Hod Hill Overall, 20 hill forts were captured

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  Maiden Castle

  A war cemetery left behind by the Romans Celtic warriors attempted to defend it with 54,000 sling stones, but failed By summer Claudius was able to land the submission of twelve chieftains

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  Tribal troubles

  The initial plan was to limit the conquest to the lowlands of modern England However, the Romans still had to deal with Caratacus’ tribes Caratacus and his warriors were defeated in a battle near Snowdonia in 51 A.D

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  The new capitals

  The first Roman capital was at Colchester Later a small settlement near the Thames river was built up to become a trade and administrative centre. The Romans called it Londinium (modern London) It served troop movement, administrative communication and trade expansion

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  Client kingdoms

  The Romans allied with tribes on the borders of their territories Treaties with tribes in the north and in East Anglia created buffers on the frontiers The process of mopping up resistance continued

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