"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon"
(Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769 - 1821)
In AD 43 the Celts tribes were conquered by the Romans. The Roman Emperor Claudius invaded Britain and made it a Roman province. So, from AD 43 to about AD 409 today's England and Wales were parts of the Roman Empire.
After the Conquest the Romans led a semi-detached life without mingling with the Britons at all. They fortified the country building a lot of military fortresses, towns, roads and many storeyed houses.
Many of the Roman towns were at first army camps, later the Latin word for camp, castra, stuck and became the ending of many town names to this day: Lancaster, Winchester, Chester and many others.
The Roman culture was established across the southern half of Britain, making important contribution to the Celtic life. The Romans transformed London into an important trading centre in northern Europ
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