The
Romans in Britain - Stage 14
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Before the Romans
- Who were the different leaders of a tribe of
Britons? (2)
Kings or queens, and chieftains
- What were the priests called?
Druids
- What non-religious job did the priests have?
Judges
- Where did they often worship their gods?
Special woods and forests
- What two reasons did the Romans have for not liking
these priests?
They encouraged
resistance to the Romans; they made human sacrifices.
- The Britons (or Celts) were technologically as
advanced as the Romans. What skills did Caesar
observe? (3)
Pottery, metalwork and
agriculture.
The
Arrival of the Romans
- In
what year did Julius Caesar first go to Britain?
In 55 B.C.
- How many
times did he visit it?
Twice
- What was
his official job in Gaul (=France+) when he went to Britain? (not in
book!)
Governor of Gaul
- Why did
he not have a chance to conquer it properly? (3)
He had to fight against Gauls, led by Vercingetorix; then he fought a
war against other Romans
(a civil war);
then he was assassinated.
- Which
emperor sent an army which invaded and conquered Britain?
Claudius
- How many
years after Caesar's last visit was this?
97 years later
- What job
did both Aulus Plautius (p. 36) and Gnaeus Iulius Agricola (p.37) have
at some time?
Governor of Britain
- How long
was Agricola in Britain?
Seven years
- What
were Agricola's two main types of activity? (Britain was still a new
province.)
Conquering new areas and romanising old areas.
- How long
was Britain a province of Rome?
About 400 years
- What
were the good things about being in the Roman Empire? (2 - the book
does not
mention peace!)
Peace and prosperity,
because of trade
- And the
bad things? (2)
Paying taxes and being
under the control of the Roman governor and his army
Boudica (or Boadicea)
- What was her tribe called? Where was it?
- Which three towns did she capture and destroy?
- Who was the governor at this time?
- Why did he not deal with her at once?
- In the end, why were the Romans superior?
- What happened to Boudica?