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Prehistoric inhabitants of Britain - Coggle Diagram
Prehistoric inhabitants of Britain
Pre-celtic Britain
6000 years ago
not much informations
only a few sites, like Stonhenge
Celts
700 B.C.
from North-West
they introduced
iron plough
they worshipped natural elements
they were farmers and hunters
Romans
55-54 B.C.
invasion under
Julius Ceasar
the Celts were allied of the Gauls against Romans
he didn't settle there
43-47 A.D.
Claudius
conquer the country
Britain becomes a roman province
they introduced the
"roman way of life"
they persuaded the celtic aristocrats to build their houses and live in the new towns
they turned the centre of the towns into
commercial centres
they encouraged the building and
growth of towns
near the army bases
they built
paved roads
to connect towns and fortifications and to semplify the movement of troops and commercial goods
they involved the conquered tribes in
administration of the province
they brought
culture, language, christianity
to Britain
why Britain?
West
tin and lead
strategic offshore base
North
rich agriculture
avaiability of slaves
the growth of towns
in the centre
basilica/ town hall
were assemblies have place
Court of Justice
public baths
healing spas where people used to meet
forum
open-air square
market stalls and shops
public meeting place
to socialise and to party
Londinum
122 AD
castra
409 AD