The recorder history of Britain began in 55 B.C, when the first Romans arrived under Julius Caesar. They made a full invasion about 100 years later and they stayed in Britain for over 350 years. The romans were great builders and Britain has many Roman remains, such as roads, villas, public baths, and fortifications. In about 400 A.D the Romans were forced to leave Britain and return to Rome, to defend it against the attacks of the Germanic tribes.

A Great Wall
The most impressive of the Roman remains is a wall, built right across the north of England. In the second century A.D the Emperor Hadrian built this wall as the most northern frontier of the Roman Empire. It was very heavily fortified with a small fort every mile and larger forts as well. Its purpose was to protect Roman Britain against the warlike tribes that lived north of the wall, in what is now Scotland. 


(EF Information Sheet)